Money ‘Found’ for Customs’ Import System
The check isn’t in the mail yet, but sources say an additional $5 million has been “found” for further development of U.S. Customs Service’s Automated Commercial Environment computer system.
A spokeswoman in Rep. Jim Kolbe’s (R-Ariz.) office said the Treasury Department notified his office last week about the added funds for ACE, which will replace the outdated import-tracking process now in use. This brings the total for ACE development to $12 million for fiscal 2000.
The agency is developing a replacement for its Automated Commercial System, a 17-year-old import filing process. Critics charge that the old system uses obsolete technology, such as COBOL computer programming, and has collapsed with hundreds of system outages a year ("Ill-funded Network on Life Support," 5-17, p. 12).
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Kolbe is chairman of the House Appropriation Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government. The panel holds sway over funding for Customs.
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