GAO. were able to enter the United States from Canada and Mexico by showing CBP agents counterfeit drivers licenses and an expired. altered U.S. diplomatic passport. The GAO used commercially available computer software to produce its travel documents. Amazingly. the GAO found that it was easier for its investigators to cross into the United States using fake travel documents than during an identical 2003 investigation. The GAO is currently drafting a followup report that will cite automated document authentication technology as a method to improve border security. My amendment requires DHS to develop a pilot program to test automated document authentication technology at various ports of entry within 6 months. This technology is already widely used by domestic agencies. including the Coast Guard.
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