Stop sending CDs to PNNL
Every week, CBP requires ports of entry to submit data CDs to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The single CDs are shipped via FedEx. This same data could simply be transferred across an Ethernet network. If you multiply the cost of a FedEx package times 52 weeks a year times the number of ports that have to submit these CDs, I’m sure the cost would be at least $50,000 and may be higher than $100,000 vs. a free ...more »
Every week, CBP requires ports of entry to submit data CDs to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The single CDs are shipped via FedEx. This same data could simply be transferred across an Ethernet network.
If you multiply the cost of a FedEx package times 52 weeks a year times the number of ports that have to submit these CDs, I’m sure the cost would be at least $50,000 and may be higher than $100,000 vs. a free network transfer.
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