Goal 2.2: Trade & Travel

Safeguard Lawful Trade and Travel

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Ensure security and resilience of global movement systems. The global economy is increasingly a seamless economic environment connected by systems and networks that transcend national boundaries. The United States is deeply linked to other countries through the flow of goods and services, capital and labor, and information and technology across our borders. As much as these global systems and networks are critical to the United States and our prosperity, their effectiveness and efficiency also make them targets for exploitation by our adversaries, terrorists, and criminals. Thus, border security cannot begin simply at our borders. The earlier we can identify, understand, interdict, and disrupt plots and illegal operations, the safer we will be at home. In other words, our borders should not be our first line of defense against global threats. This premise focuses on building partnerships to secure key nodes and conveyances in the global trading and transportation networks, as well as to managing the risks posed by people and goods in transit. Moreover, sustaining a competitive U.S. economy and a stable global trading system require us to work with international partners and the private sector to secure global movement systems. These same goals are also served by ensuring the free, lawful movement of people and commerce through the global economy and across U.S. borders in a manner that does not impair economic vitality, while at the same time safeguarding privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.

Stakeholder(s):

• Traders


• Travelers

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