Originally posted by yogesi
How do you guys analysis scaned series number? To me, it is difficult to get a clear line to predict how long my case will be touched. The info. shown on the sheets are series number (is this number reflect the ND at certain degree?) and FP date. It looks like BCIS didn't handle the case by ND and FP strictly, because you can see a lot Feb. cases be proved, but a lot of Nov. Dec. casees still left. The only thing I can figure out from the series date sheet is two things: 1) case status per the series number you input. 2) how many casees be touched by FP date.
Is any body have more idea about that analysis sheet? Please tell us. Thanks
yogesi,
the people have real problems; there is no ability to correctly track RD or ND numbers. See the GAO report issued a while back. For more reports on GAO, do a "google" search.
GAO Report on INS Procedures
In May 2001, the General Accounting Office (GAO), a U.S. federal agency
that monitors the activities of government agencies and reports its results
to the U.S. Congress, issued a report on the INS. The report focused on
INS processing times for applications and petitions.
In its research and its findings the GAO focused on five key issues:
any changes in INS budget, staffing and workload since 1994
the extent of processing backlogs
processing time from the time an application is received
factors affecting backlogs and processing delays, and any steps
taken or planned to address these issues
Other actions INS has taken or plans to take towards improving
processing
The report concluded that despite increases in budget and staff, INS still
had difficulty in keeping up with its workload. For example, while efforts to
reduce processing times for naturalization and adjustment of status have
led to a reduction in backlogs for these applications, backlogs for other
types of applications increased correspondingly. The GAO found that INS
has no reliable system for tracking processing times for cases. The
automated agency-wide systems contain unreliable data, and the local
District Offices do not have an automated, case-tracking system for many
types of applications.
INS officials reportedly told GAO representatives that the lack of an
automated system means that the INS has no way of knowing the extent of
its current workload and backlogs and the processing times for
applications, that it has no way of identifying processing problems or
deploying staff based upon workload, and no way to determine whether
applications are processed in the order in which they are received. While
INS officials indicated more staff was needed, they did not know what type
of staff positions would be needed or how to allocate them because of the
lack of information, as outlined above.
INS has developed a plan for an agency-wide, automated system along with
a detailed, information-technology strategy. The GAO considers these to be
"steps in the right direction" but it is too early to tell what the results will
be.
The GAO report includes recommendations to INS for calculating
processing times, developing a staffing model, and improving fingerprinting
procedures, among other items.
