What’s Next? Future Challenges and Priorities

COUNTERING TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

CBP’s law enforcement initiative must anticipate and respond to criminal networks that 

engage in diverse conspiracies that include terrorism, the importation of counterfeit 

or unsafe goods, drug smuggling, human smuggling and trafficking, as well as the 

outbound transfer of prohibited weapons and illicit bulk currency. Since the number 

of people and volume of cargo moving across our borders is so large, and border 

enforcement resources are finite, we must be the Nation’s proactive leader as a wellinformed and highly agile law enforcement organization that can anticipate, target, detect 

and disrupt cross-border criminal violators that threaten national security, economic 

prosperity and public safety.

ADVANCING COMPREHENSIVE BORDER SECURITY

CBP plays the preeminent role in securing and managing the air, land, and maritime 

borders through the active administration of U.S. laws, which includes addressing 

cross-border criminal activity, inspection and enforcement at ports of entry, and 

comprehensive trade enforcement. Protecting the United States from the illegal entry 

of people, weapons, drugs, and contraband is vital to homeland security, as well as our 

economic prosperity. CBP will safeguard and manage the U.S. air, land, and maritime 

borders through integrated, intelligence-driven, risk-informed strategies and leverage 

operational capabilities to enhance anticipatory and agile operations against the nodes 

and paths of adversary networks.

ENABLING TRADE, TRAVEL, AND EXPORTS

Efficient and effective processing of goods and people to and through the United States 

is critical to CBP’s mission of supporting our Nation’s economic competitiveness by 

enabling legitimate trade and travel, and to the successful implementation of the National 

Export Initiative and the National Travel and Tourism Strategy. As international trade and 

travel grow, CBP must create efficiencies, drive down cost, and streamline regulatory 

policies. This will require sustained transformative and innovative thinking on how to 

minimize the costs and optimize efficacy in an increasingly competitive and complex 

global economy.

PROMOTING INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

In a constantly changing environment, CBP must pursue organizational efficiencies, 

optimized business processes, and continuous capability development to support 

operational priorities and ensure organizational effectiveness. CBP’s people and culture 

are some of its most valuable resources and must be fully supported to ensure a capable, 

competent, integrated and collaborative CBP.

ADVANCING INTERNATIONAL 

ENGAGEMENT

While each of the requirements detailed in 

the major sections above require consistent 

and committed international partnerships, 

CBP will seek deeper systematic engagement 

with global partners through international 

organizations and broad strategic efforts.

For a complete version of CBP’s 

Performance and Accountability Report,

visit our website at: www.cbp.gov

Performance and 

Accountability Report

Fiscal Year 2013
WHO WE ARE 

What We Do:

U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection 

(CBP) is responsible 

for securing America’s 

borders to protect the 

U.S. against terrorist 

threats and prevent the 

entry of inadmissible 

persons and contraband, while protecting lawful travel, trade, 

and immigration. CBP performs these missions with vigilance, 

integrity, and a commitment of service to country.

Established: CBP was formally established in 2003.

Mission: We are the guardians of our Nation’s borders. We 

are America’s frontline. We safeguard the American homeland 

at and between our borders. We protect the American public 

against terrorists and their weapons. We enforce U.S. laws while 

fostering economic security through lawful international trade and 

travel. We serve the American public with vigilance, integrity, and 

professionalism.

Leadership: Thomas S. Winkowski, Acting Commissioner

Deborah J. Schilling, Chief Financial Officer

Number of Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs): CBP employed 

approximately 60,000 FTEs as of September 30, 2013.

Budget Authority: $12,953,010

Fiscal Year 2013 Statistical Highlights: 

■ Ports of entry: 328

■ Pre-clearance locations: 15

■ Border Patrol sectors: 20

■ Air units: 43 

■ Marine units: 71 

■ Trade entries processed: 30.4 million 

■ Total revenue: $40.9 billion (includes custodial and entity 

revenue) 

■ Illegal narcotics seized: 2.8 million pounds (represents 

narcotics held by CBP until disposal or destruction) 

■ Illegal alien apprehensions between the ports of entry: 

420,789

■ Inadmissible aliens interdicted at the ports of entry: 204,905

■ Pedestrians and passengers processed: 362 million

■ Conveyances processed: Over 110 million

■ Aircraft passengers processed: Over 102 million

■ Prohibited plant and animal materials seized at the ports of 

entry: 1,603,944 

■ Agricultural plant and pest intercepted at the ports of entry: 

161,050

Service to the Public: The American people place trust and 

confidence in CBP to keep them safe, and CBP must ensure that 

its employees maintain the highest professional standards. CBP 

protects the American public from acts of terrorism by constant 

vigilance at, between, and beyond ports of entry. CBP protects 

American businesses and workers by ensuring travelers and 

goods move safely and efficiently across our borders; immigrants 

and visitors are properly documented; and customs, immigration, 

trade laws, regulations, and agreements are enforced.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
WHO WE ARE 

What We Do:

U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection 

(CBP) is responsible 

for securing America’s 

borders to protect the 

U.S. against terrorist 

threats and prevent the 

entry of inadmissible 

persons and contraband, while protecting lawful travel, trade, 

and immigration. CBP performs these missions with vigilance, 

integrity, and a commitment of service to country.

Established: CBP was formally established in 2003.

Mission: We are the guardians of our Nation’s borders. We 

are America’s frontline. We safeguard the American homeland 

at and between our borders. We protect the American public 

against terrorists and their weapons. We enforce U.S. laws while 

fostering economic security through lawful international trade and 

travel. We serve the American public with vigilance, integrity, and 

professionalism.

Leadership: Thomas S. Winkowski, Acting Commissioner

Deborah J. Schilling, Chief Financial Officer

Number of Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs): CBP employed 

approximately 60,000 FTEs as of September 30, 2013.

Budget Authority: $12,953,010

Fiscal Year 2013 Statistical Highlights: 

■ Ports of entry: 328

■ Pre-clearance locations: 15

■ Border Patrol sectors: 20

■ Air units: 43 

■ Marine units: 71 

■ Trade entries processed: 30.4 million 

■ Total revenue: $40.9 billion (includes custodial and entity 

revenue) 

■ Illegal narcotics seized: 2.8 million pounds (represents 

narcotics held by CBP until disposal or destruction) 

■ Illegal alien apprehensions between the ports of entry: 

420,789

■ Inadmissible aliens interdicted at the ports of entry: 204,905

■ Pedestrians and passengers processed: 362 million

■ Conveyances processed: Over 110 million

■ Aircraft passengers processed: Over 102 million

■ Prohibited plant and animal materials seized at the ports of 

entry: 1,603,944 

■ Agricultural plant and pest intercepted at the ports of entry: 

161,050

Service to the Public: The American people place trust and 

confidence in CBP to keep them safe, and CBP must ensure that 

its employees maintain the highest professional standards. CBP 

protects the American public from acts of terrorism by constant 

vigilance at, between, and beyond ports of entry. CBP protects 

American businesses and workers by ensuring travelers and 

goods move safely and efficiently across our borders; immigrants 

and visitors are properly documented; and customs, immigration, 

trade laws, regulations, and agreements are enforced.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
WHO WE ARE 

What We Do:

U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection 

(CBP) is responsible 

for securing America’s 

borders to protect the 

U.S. against terrorist 

threats and prevent the 

entry of inadmissible 

persons and contraband, while protecting lawful travel, trade, 

and immigration. CBP performs these missions with vigilance, 

integrity, and a commitment of service to country.

Established: CBP was formally established in 2003.

Mission: We are the guardians of our Nation’s borders. We 

are America’s frontline. We safeguard the American homeland 

at and between our borders. We protect the American public 

against terrorists and their weapons. We enforce U.S. laws while 

fostering economic security through lawful international trade and 

travel. We serve the American public with vigilance, integrity, and 

professionalism.

Leadership: Thomas S. Winkowski, Acting Commissioner

Deborah J. Schilling, Chief Financial Officer

Number of Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs): CBP employed 

approximately 60,000 FTEs as of September 30, 2013.

Budget Authority: $12,953,010

Fiscal Year 2013 Statistical Highlights: 

■ Ports of entry: 328

■ Pre-clearance locations: 15

■ Border Patrol sectors: 20

■ Air units: 43 

■ Marine units: 71 

■ Trade entries processed: 30.4 million 

■ Total revenue: $40.9 billion (includes custodial and entity 

revenue) 

■ Illegal narcotics seized: 2.8 million pounds (represents 

narcotics held by CBP until disposal or destruction) 

■ Illegal alien apprehensions between the ports of entry: 

420,789

■ Inadmissible aliens interdicted at the ports of entry: 204,905

■ Pedestrians and passengers processed: 362 million

■ Conveyances processed: Over 110 million

■ Aircraft passengers processed: Over 102 million

■ Prohibited plant and animal materials seized at the ports of 

entry: 1,603,944 

■ Agricultural plant and pest intercepted at the ports of entry: 

161,050

Service to the Public: The American people place trust and 

confidence in CBP to keep them safe, and CBP must ensure that 

its employees maintain the highest professional standards. CBP 

protects the American public from acts of terrorism by constant 

vigilance at, between, and beyond ports of entry. CBP protects 

American businesses and workers by ensuring travelers and 

goods move safely and efficiently across our borders; immigrants 

and visitors are properly documented; and customs, immigration, 

trade laws, regulations, and agreements are enforced.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
What’s Next? Future Challenges and Priorities

COUNTERING TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

CBP’s law enforcement initiative must anticipate and respond to criminal networks that 

engage in diverse conspiracies that include terrorism, the importation of counterfeit 

or unsafe goods, drug smuggling, human smuggling and trafficking, as well as the 

outbound transfer of prohibited weapons and illicit bulk currency. Since the number 

of people and volume of cargo moving across our borders is so large, and border 

enforcement resources are finite, we must be the Nation’s proactive leader as a wellinformed and highly agile law enforcement organization that can anticipate, target, detect 

and disrupt cross-border criminal violators that threaten national security, economic 

prosperity and public safety.

ADVANCING COMPREHENSIVE BORDER SECURITY

CBP plays the preeminent role in securing and managing the air, land, and maritime 

borders through the active administration of U.S. laws, which includes addressing 

cross-border criminal activity, inspection and enforcement at ports of entry, and 

comprehensive trade enforcement. Protecting the United States from the illegal entry 

of people, weapons, drugs, and contraband is vital to homeland security, as well as our 

economic prosperity. CBP will safeguard and manage the U.S. air, land, and maritime 

borders through integrated, intelligence-driven, risk-informed strategies and leverage 

operational capabilities to enhance anticipatory and agile operations against the nodes 

and paths of adversary networks.

ENABLING TRADE, TRAVEL, AND EXPORTS

Efficient and effective processing of goods and people to and through the United States 

is critical to CBP’s mission of supporting our Nation’s economic competitiveness by 

enabling legitimate trade and travel, and to the successful implementation of the National 

Export Initiative and the National Travel and Tourism Strategy. As international trade and 

travel grow, CBP must create efficiencies, drive down cost, and streamline regulatory 

policies. This will require sustained transformative and innovative thinking on how to 

minimize the costs and optimize efficacy in an increasingly competitive and complex 

global economy.

PROMOTING INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

In a constantly changing environment, CBP must pursue organizational efficiencies, 

optimized business processes, and continuous capability development to support 

operational priorities and ensure organizational effectiveness. CBP’s people and culture 

are some of its most valuable resources and must be fully supported to ensure a capable, 

competent, integrated and collaborative CBP.

ADVANCING INTERNATIONAL 

ENGAGEMENT

While each of the requirements detailed in 

the major sections above require consistent 

and committed international partnerships, 

CBP will seek deeper systematic engagement 

with global partners through international 

organizations and broad strategic efforts.

For a complete version of CBP’s 

Performance and Accountability Report,

visit our website at: www.cbp.gov

Performance and 

Accountability Report

Fiscal Year 2013
What’s Next? Future Challenges and Priorities

COUNTERING TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

CBP’s law enforcement initiative must anticipate and respond to criminal networks that 

engage in diverse conspiracies that include terrorism, the importation of counterfeit 

or unsafe goods, drug smuggling, human smuggling and trafficking, as well as the 

outbound transfer of prohibited weapons and illicit bulk currency. Since the number 

of people and volume of cargo moving across our borders is so large, and border 

enforcement resources are finite, we must be the Nation’s proactive leader as a wellinformed and highly agile law enforcement organization that can anticipate, target, detect 

and disrupt cross-border criminal violators that threaten national security, economic 

prosperity and public safety.

ADVANCING COMPREHENSIVE BORDER SECURITY

CBP plays the preeminent role in securing and managing the air, land, and maritime 

borders through the active administration of U.S. laws, which includes addressing 

cross-border criminal activity, inspection and enforcement at ports of entry, and 

comprehensive trade enforcement. Protecting the United States from the illegal entry 

of people, weapons, drugs, and contraband is vital to homeland security, as well as our 

economic prosperity. CBP will safeguard and manage the U.S. air, land, and maritime 

borders through integrated, intelligence-driven, risk-informed strategies and leverage 

operational capabilities to enhance anticipatory and agile operations against the nodes 

and paths of adversary networks.

ENABLING TRADE, TRAVEL, AND EXPORTS

Efficient and effective processing of goods and people to and through the United States 

is critical to CBP’s mission of supporting our Nation’s economic competitiveness by 

enabling legitimate trade and travel, and to the successful implementation of the National 

Export Initiative and the National Travel and Tourism Strategy. As international trade and 

travel grow, CBP must create efficiencies, drive down cost, and streamline regulatory 

policies. This will require sustained transformative and innovative thinking on how to 

minimize the costs and optimize efficacy in an increasingly competitive and complex 

global economy.

PROMOTING INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

In a constantly changing environment, CBP must pursue organizational efficiencies, 

optimized business processes, and continuous capability development to support 

operational priorities and ensure organizational effectiveness. CBP’s people and culture 

are some of its most valuable resources and must be fully supported to ensure a capable, 

competent, integrated and collaborative CBP.

ADVANCING INTERNATIONAL 

ENGAGEMENT

While each of the requirements detailed in 

the major sections above require consistent 

and committed international partnerships, 

CBP will seek deeper systematic engagement 

with global partners through international 

organizations and broad strategic efforts.

For a complete version of CBP’s 

Performance and Accountability Report,

visit our website at: www.cbp.gov

Performance and 

Accountability Report

Fiscal Year 2013