The @StateDept Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a follow-up report yesterday on the Afghan Special Immigration Visa (SIV) program.
#AfghanEvac top-line takeaways are in the thread below and we encourage everyone engaged to read this report:
stateoig.gov/report/aud-mer…
#AfghanEvac top-line takeaways are in the thread below and we encourage everyone engaged to read this report:
stateoig.gov/report/aud-mer…
Previous recommendations to @StateDept from the OIG on compliance with quarterly reporting and processing times were not fully or adequately addressed -- resulting in long-standing problems growing worse over the last year.
Wait times for processing are too long and not calculated consistently across different relevant orgs.
Interoperability challenges between government technology systems create issues with reliability of information.
Lack of interagency coordination continues to be a barrier.
Interoperability challenges between government technology systems create issues with reliability of information.
Lack of interagency coordination continues to be a barrier.
The report also mentioned several of the efforts already made to streamline the process and makes recommendations on additional ways to continue improving.
We also know that some of the recommendations have already been implemented.
We also know that some of the recommendations have already been implemented.
We CAN and MUST do better to improve the SIV process - lives literally hang in the balance. We need greater coordination & oversight to ensure we #keepthepromise we made as a country.
#AfghanEvac supports every measure possible to improve speed and reliability of processing.
#AfghanEvac supports every measure possible to improve speed and reliability of processing.
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