Download or read book Securing the Nation s Rail and Other Surface Transportation Networks written by United States Senate and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Securing the nation's rail and other surface transportation networks: hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, April 21, 2010.
Download or read book Securing the Nation s Rail and Other Surface Transportation Networks written by United States Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Securing the nation's rail and other surface transportation networks: hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, April 21, 2010.
Download or read book Securing the Nation s Rail and Other Surface Transportation Networks S Hrg 111 961 April 21 2010 111 2 Hearing written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Securing the Nation s Rail and Other Surface Transportation Networks written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Passenger Rail Security written by Norman J. Rabkin and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four rail attacks in Europe & Asia since 2004, including the most recent in India, highlight the vulnerability of passenger rail & other surface transportation systems to terrorist attack & demonstrate the need for greater focus on securing these systems. This testimony is based primarily on a Sept. 2005 passenger rail security report & selected recent program updates. It addresses: (1) the extent to which the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) has assessed the risks facing the U.S. passenger rail system & developed a strategy based on risk assessments for securing all modes of transportation, including passenger rail; & (2) the actions that fed. agencies have taken to enhance the security of the U.S. passenger rail system. Includes recommend.
Download or read book Introduction to Transportation Security written by Frances L. Edwards and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transportation is the lifeline of any nation, connecting people, supporting the economy, and facilitating the delivery of vital goods and services. The 9/11 attacks—and other attacks on surface transportation assets, including the bombings in Madrid, London, Moscow, and Mumbai—demonstrate the vulnerability of the open systems to disruption and the consequences of the attacks on people, property, and the economy. Now more than ever, it has become imperative for businesses operating in the transportation and transit sectors to develop comprehensive security programs accounting for both natural and man-made hazards and safeguarding people, places, and equipment—while at the same time ensuring operations continuity. Providing transportation managers with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to effectively manage the security of transportation assets, Introduction to Transportation Security examines: Basic theories of security and emergency management The integrated nature of the nation’s critical infrastructure and the threats to transportation in each surface mode Federal agencies working in emergency management and transportation security and their intelligence and response requirements and capabilities The types of disasters that have occurred in the U.S. and selected nations, and their significant economic impacts Cost-beneficial security strategies aimed at preventing catastrophic failures in each transportation mode Effective methods for organizing, testing, and evaluating transportation security across modes and professions The book covers all transportation modes and their interconnectivity—including highway, air cargo, freight and passenger rail, transit, and maritime. It presents learning objectives and discussion questions to test assimilation of the material and case studies to facilitate a practical understanding of the concepts. Introduction to Transportation Security provides essential information for students in transportation management programs and professionals charged with safeguarding the movement of assets within our interconnected transportation network.
Download or read book Transportation Security Efforts to Strengthen Aviation and Surface Transportation Security Continue to Progress But More Work Remains written by Cathleen A. Berrick and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Transport. Security Admin¿s. (TSA) mission is to protect the nation¿s transport. network. Since its inception in 2001, TSA has developed and implemented a variety of programs and procedures to secure commercial aviation and surface modes of transport. Other DHS components, fed. agencies, state and local governments, and the private sector also play a role in transport. security. Previous reports have examined: (1) the progress TSA and other DHS components have made in securing the nation¿s aviation and surface transport. systems, and the challenges that remain; and (2) crosscutting issues that have impeded TSA¿s efforts in strengthening security. This testimony concerns the security of the nation¿s aviation and surface transport. systems.
Download or read book Oversight of Federal Efforts for Rail and Surface Transportation Security written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Future of National Surface Transportation Policy written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rail Safety Reauthorization written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Safeguarding Our Nation s Surface Transportation Systems Against Evolving Terrorist Threats written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Transportation Security and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving Surface Transportation Security written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-10-12 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The surface transportation system is vital to our nation's economy, defense, and quality of life. Because threats against the system have hitherto been perceived as minor, little attention has been paid to its security. But the world is changing, as highlighted by dramatic incidents such as the terrorist chemical attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995. As a consequence, security concerns are now attracting more attentionâ€"appropriately so, for the threat is real, and responding to it is hard. Although the surface transportation system is remarkably resilient, it is also open and decentralized, making a security response challenging. Research and development can contribute to that response in important ways. Some important themes emerge from analysis of this strategy. First, a dual-use approach, in which security objectives are furthered at the same time as other transportation goals, can encourage the implementation of security technologies and processes. Second, modeling could be used more to develop a better understanding of the scope of the security problem. Third, DOT can play an important role in developing and disseminating information about best practices that use existing technologies and processes, including low-technology alternatives. Finally, security should be considered as part of a broader picture, not a wholly new and different problem but one that is similar and closely connected to the transportation community's previous experience in responding to accidents, natural disasters, and hazardous materials.
Download or read book Update on Federal Rail and Public Transportation Security Efforts written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Passenger Rail Security written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four rail attacks in Europe and Asia since 2004, including the most recent in India, highlight the vulnerability of passenger rail and other surface transportation systems to terrorist attack and demonstrate the need for greater focus on securing these systems. This testimony is based primarily on GAO's September 2005 passenger rail security report and selected recent program updates. Specifically, it addressees (1) the extent to which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has assessed the risks facing the U.S. passenger rail system and developed a strategy based on risk assessments for securing all modes of transportation, including passenger rail, and (2) the actions that federal agencies have taken to enhance the security of the U.S. passenger rail system.
Download or read book Surface Transportation Reauthorization written by Subcommittee On Surface Transportation And Merchan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-05-13 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are here at a moment of enormous peril and promise. Promise, because we have an opportunity to invest in the future of our transportation system, grow the economy, expand job creation, and achieve a larger vision for our Nation's transportation system. But, at the same time, there's tremendous peril in the decaying and crumbling infrastructure that faces us, literally, every day on our roads, bridges, railroads, and other public facilities. Resources and rules, and effective enforcement of those rules, are a prerequisite to safety and reliability. There are indications that some of the agencies, such as the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration, have been absent from what they should be doing in their watchdog and oversight roles. Rigor and vigilance are needed to protect people who use railroads and other transportation systems.
Download or read book Rebuilding the Nation s Infrastructure written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assessing the Security of Our Critical Transportation Infrastructure written by and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Securing the transportation system is critical to keeping Americans safe. Over the past year, we've seen an increasing threat of terrorism to vital surface transportation networks. On September 17, 2016, a bomb exploded in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood injuring 31 people. Two days later, police in Elizabeth, New Jersey, removed a backpack filled with pipe bombs from a public trash can. The devices were discovered near the town's train station. In Nice, France, a member of ISIL drove a commercial truck into a crowded promenade, killing 84 people. In March, 16 individuals were killed in a bomb blast at a metro station in Brussels, Belgium. These tragic events underscore a dangerous reality. Surface transportation, rail, ports, pipelines, and mass transit systems are at risk of attack.
