Operations

What this funds

This funding supports the CBP OCC by increasing legal and support staff to manage the growing workload, which is a result of expanded CBP operations. Adequate staffing ensures the delivery of timely legal advice, strengthens the defense of CBP's enforcement authority, and ensures effective management for litigation, trade and immigration matters, land acquisition, hiring, and legal training. This will enable CBP to operate more efficiently and better serve the American public. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Operations and Support The FY 2027 Budget funds $1.0M for the mLINQS Relocation Automation Solution to sustain automated processing for over 1,200 annual Permanent Change of Station moves, eliminate manual errors, improve efficiency, and ensure compliance with requirements. Established with commercial off-the-self technology in FY 2025, mLINQS is used CBP-wide and managed by the Office of Finance (OF). The Relocation Automation program streamlines the intricate, manual process of CBP employee relocations, enhancing financial oversight through real-time tracking and management of relocation authorizations and vouchers. In particular, mLINQS offers significant benefits, such as supporting accurate and efficient management of employee relocations, reducing costs from errors and delays, and enhancing workforce mobility and operational readiness. This increase provides the necessary resources crucial for maintaining software including licenses and cloud hosting to utilize the software as a service (SaaS) solution, support costs, and sustainment costs. Improvements in performance enable CBP to reduce funding lapses that occur as a result from manual processes. The FY 2027 Budget includes a decrease of $2.0M for Mobile Surveillance Capability funding. The Budget includes a program decrease reflecting the elimination of one-time funding provided in the FY 2025 Full-Year CR. As this initiative was funded in the FY 2025 Full-Year CR, funding will be reallocated to support higher priority, mission critical requirements. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Operations and Support The FY 2027 Budget includes a decrease of $2.0M for Mobile Video Surveillance System funding. The Budget includes a program decrease reflecting the elimination of one-time funding provided in the FY 2025 Full-Year CR.As this initiative was funded in the FY 2025 Full-Year CR, funding will be reallocated to support higher priority, mission critical requirements. The FY 2027 Budget includes a decrease of $39.9M for the National Training Plan. The Budget includes a program decrease reflecting the elimination of one-time funding provided in the FY 2025 Full-Year CR. As this initiative was funded in the FY 2025 Full-Year CR, funding will be reallocated to support higher priority, mission critical requirements. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Operations and Support Program Change 49 - Office of Chief Counsel Legal Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools: The FY 2027 Budget includes a decrease of $2.0M for OCC Legal AI Tools funding. The Budget includes a program decrease reflecting the elimination of one-time funding provided in the FY 2025 Full-Year CR. As this initiative was funded in the FY 2025 Full-Year CR, funding for this initiative will be reallocated to support higher priority, mission critical requirements. Program Change 50 - Office of Chief Counsel Technology: The FY 2027 Budget includes a decrease of $5.0M for OCC Technology funding. The Budget includes a program decrease reflecting the elimination of one-time funding provided in the FY 2025 Full-Year CR. As this initiative was funded in the FY 2025 Full-Year CR, funding will be reallocated to support higher priority, mission critical requirements. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Operations and Support Program Change 51 - Office of Finance Resource Planning Technology and Analytics: The FY 2027 Budget includes a decrease of $1.0M in Data Analytics reflecting efficiencies gained from recent automation and the implementation of a comprehensive tool for CBP's Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Accountability corporate resourcing process. The tool streamlines document creation, consolidation, and approval processes, enhancing transparency and accountability for internal and external stakeholders. The adjustment aligns resources with improved operations. Budgeting, and Execution system and CBP's financial management and workforce applications. This integration will streamline data reconciliation across multiple platforms, reduce manual processes, and improve accuracy. As a result, CBP will achieve significant operational efficiencies. These improvements will enhance resource management and support more informed decision-making. The increased efficiency enables CBP to reduce Program Change 52 - Office of Intelligence Contract Support: The FY 2027 Budget includes a decrease of $2.1M for the Office of Intelligence (OI) contractor support. The OI will deliver select capabilities that reduce reliance on contractors and eliminate duplication of efforts across directorates, resulting in $2.1M in cost avoidance and efficiencies. The program office will continue to provide intelligence capabilities to the field, enabling intelligence-driven operations against drug trafficking organizations, Nation-States, and foreign terrorist organizations. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Operations and Support Program Change 53 - Office of Personnel Management Credit Monitoring: The FY 2027 Budget includes a

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