The U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Techology (US-VISIT) program is under scrutiny from the Government Accountability Office after problems were found with the technology at crossings along the Canadian and Mexican borders this past summer. Problems ranged from security risks with personal information to loose access control to rising costs. U.S. border officials have said they’re upgrading their networks, workstations and systems to address the problems. The agency also is to begin a pilot program later this month at 10 of the country’s largest airports, including Boston’s Logan International, requiring foreign visitors to submit a full set of 10 digital fingerprints rather than two fingerprints.

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