Transcript Brenda Sprague - Use of EVVE in Passport Services

U.S. Passports
NAPHSIS Congressional Briefing
“Vital Records: Vital for a Reason!”
United States Capitol Visitor Center
Room South
Monday, July 22, 2013, 12 p.m.
U.S. Department of State  Bureau of Consular Affairs
Passport Services
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28 Domestic Passport Facilities
o 22 serve the public directly
o 1 supports U.S. government travel
o 3 mega-adjudication centers
o 2 document print centers
29th Facility to open in San Juan, PR (Winter 2014)
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9,000+ Passport Application Acceptance Facilities
o Domestic Passport Acceptance Facilities (Post Offices, Clerks of Court, Libraries,
etc)
o Military Acceptance Facilities Worldwide
o Federal Acceptance Facilities
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3,500 employees
o Government
o Contractors (Support processing and customer service functions)
Passport Facilities
Seattle
Vermont
Minneapolis
Buffalo
Detroit
San Francisco
Chicago
Denver
Connecticut
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
and Special
Issuance
Los Angeles
San
Diego
National
Passport
Arkansas
Atlanta
Tucson
Charleston
El Paso
Dallas
Houston
New
Orleans
Miami
Honolulu
Agency
KEY
Adjudication Center
Print Center
San Juan
Winter 2014
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U.S. Passports Issued by Fiscal Year
20,000,000
Projected Applications
16M
18,000,000
16,000,000
14M
14.5M
15.5M
13M
14,000,000
12,000,000
Projected Cards
10,000,000
8,000,000
Projected Books
Cards Issued
Books Issued
6,000,000
4,000,000
2,000,000
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
*Fiscal year runs from October through September
Saturation of Valid Passports, By State
Saturation (%) of Total State Population
(As of 4/1/2013) from PPS
Saturation Map PENDING
55.0%
45.0%
35.0%
•Passport saturation map (by zip code)
The mentioned that she would like to
see a map of showing where passports
are issued. If I recall correctly there is a
2011 map. I am not sure if there is a 2012
map available. I understand that it’s not
so easy to come up with a current
map. Please let us know what you can
provide.
25.0%
15.0%
5.0%
U.S. State
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EVVE – Critical to the U.S. Passport Process
 EVVE is critical to our efforts to improve the passport
adjudication network
 49 of 57 entities supply birth data to EVVE
 27 of 57 provide death data
 More than 70 percent of first time of passport
applicants submit a birth certificate as proof of US
citizenship
 Verified more than 12,000 birth records in last year
 Instrumental in identifying 24 instances of felony fraud