CBP - Automated Targeting System (ATS) Maintenance

The ROI cannot be calculated because the AoA/AA was not required when the ATS-M investment was developed and deployed. However, ATS continues to provide a significant ROI by streamlining the processing of passengers and cargo while increasing the likelihood of identifying threats to the Homeland (e.g., narcotics or weapons). ATS has been fully operational since 2005. ATS assists agents at the National Targeting Center and agents in the field by providing risk data on passengers and cargo. Hotlists containing potential threats on cargo and passengers provide officers and agents valuable info for a potential action. This is an invaluable resource capability. ATS also continues to provide quality data by working with other government agencies to eliminate derogatory matches and potential threats that are deemed false positives. ATS data augmentation, model integration, query capabilities, user defined rule competency, and other functionality characteristics provide information that assists in better targeting efforts. Another benefit from ATS is that users receive critical information from hotlists produced on individuals and cargo that present targeted threats to the homeland. In some instances, via Visa Pre-Adjudication, passengers are vetted and denied visas prior to attempting to board an aircraft. This reduces the workload for TSA screeners by reducing the number of potential threats screened because they are previously vetted. This again saves critical time and money and provides a significant value to the security of our nation. ATS provides significant benefits through various applications and models. From May 2021-April 2022 1,855,580 were scored for targeting purposes (Metric ID:234942). This metric was not met as less travel and trade has occurred as a direct result of the current COVID-19 crisis. These are only a few examples of the multiple models in production within ATS. ATS serves DHS Mission of Securing and Managing our Borders by targetingindividuals and cargo that are potential threats to U.S. citizens and the public. By completing its mission ATS helps streamline the flow of passengers and cargo into and out of the U.S. Targeting efforts have helped maintain a significant benefit to the public. ATS helps secure lawful trade and travel which is vital for national security and public safety. Governmentally, ATS utilizes system engineering techniques to maintain a system of systems capability throughout its components. ATS provides stakeholders valuable information to target and capture potential threats. ATS is used as a source system to target threats and provide the useful information to boots on the ground teams that they can then use to make an informed decision on a passenger or cargo event. Users receive critical information from hotlists produced on individuals and cargo that present targeted threats to the homeland. The 0.00 value in the table below is per DHS guidance as ATS does not have an AoA, which is needed to calculate the ROI.

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