NAME CHECK UPDATED DATA
 
PAKPAC
President,
Dr. Saud
Anwar
had
another
meeting
with the
FBI to
discuss
the name
check
challenge
for our
community:
Here is
the
updated
data
from the
FBI on
the Name
Check
and
Background
Check
Status
with
specific
strategies
used by
FBI to
help the
backlog...
These
may be
steps in
the
right
direction
but far
from an
acceptable
solution-Saud
Anwar
National
Name
Check
Program
FY 07
Numbers
Total
USCIS
Incoming:
4,071,020
2,113,323
(52%)
Processed:
4,091,499
2,075,781
(50%)
Pending:
544,880
402,176
(74%)
Total
incoming
average
of over
78,000
per
week.
FY 08
Numbers
as of
February
10, 2008
Total
USCIS
Incoming:
1,427,932
739,576
(52%)
Processed:
1,429,819
779,387
(55%)
Pending:
542,993
362,365
(67%)
Total
incoming
average
of over
75,000
per
week.
USCIS
Pending:
> 180
days:
181,398;
> 1 yr:
126,345;
> 2
yrs:
59,604;
> 3yrs:
24,376;
> 4
yrs:
5005
Rerun
Name
Checks
still
Pending:
881
Improvements
•
To
improve
the Name
Check
Program's
ability
to
forecast
performance
and
timelines,
the FBI
funded
the
development
of a
business
forecasting
model.
Because
name
checks
vary in
their
complexity
and time
to
process,
forecasting
production
and
estimating
time to
achieve
goals
can be a
complex
exercise
and the
FBI
needed a
solid,
foundational
baseline
from
which to
make
predictions.
This
model
will not
only
increase
the
FBI's
ability
to more
accurately
forecast
name
check
production,
but also
allow it
to
better
define
resources
needed
to meet
any
particular
benchmarks,
in
addition
to
creating
more
accurate
metrics.
•
The
Records
Management
Division
Business
Operations
Support
staff
undertook
a survey
of
existing
FBI and
other
GOTS
systems.
·
The Name
Check
Program
implemented
new work
queue
management
procedures
allowing
greater
monitoring
of work
allocation
relative
to
resources.
This
allows
the
prioritization
of
selected
target
areas
for
resource
allocation
insuring
that the
oldest
cases
are
worked
first by
contract
staff.
Since
the
implementation
of the
work
queues
in
November
2007,
the
number
of USCIS
name
checks
pending
over
four
years
has
dropped
from
approximately
12,000
to a
little
over
5,000.
·
The FBI
procured
the
services
of an
independent
contractor
to
provide
a
Functional
Systems
Design
to
assist
in the
formulation
of a
completely
new Name
Check
processing
system
utilizing
Government
Off-The-Shelf
and
Commercial-Off-The-Shelf
products.
·
The FBI
has
revamped
its name
check
process,
pulling
out the
“File
Review”
phase of
the
process
(the
phase
whereby
paper
files
were
located
and
scanned)
from the
middle
of the
process
and
placing
it at
the
end.
Since
the
files
associated
with
many
USCIS
name
checks
are
electronically
available
and do
not
require
the
retrieval
of paper
files in
order to
process
name
checks,
this
restructuring
significantly
streamlines
the path
that
many
USICS
name
checks
follow
during
processing.
·
Due to
the
timely
restructuring
of our
Name
Check
Fee
Structure,
the FBI
will be
hiring
more
personnel
who will
be
dedicated
to
processing
USCIS
name
checks.
·
Central
Records
Complex
–
Will
provide
immediate
access
to
records.
–
Paper
files/information
must be
retrieved
from
over 265
different
locations
–
Significant
contributor
to
delays
in
processing.
-Central
repository-scanning
of
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