U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Recruiting And Hiring
White Papers Bush signed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act on November 19, 2001, creating the new Transportation Security Administration (TSA). One of TSA's mandates was to accomplish the largest peacetime mobilisation in U.S.history - to completely...
[May 20, 2005, 0:00]
Port And Maritime Security: Background And Issues For Congress
White Papers The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 heightened awareness about the vulnerability to terrorist attack of all modes of transportation. This paper focuses on the port and maritime security concerns for the Congress.
[January 12, 2005, 2:00]
National Emphasis On Security: Implications For State And Local Transportation Policy
White Papers This paper examines the implications of this emphasis on security for state and local transportation policy, using Thomas Dye's very broad definition of public policy. Since September 11, 2001, federal, state and local governments and most other...
[January 12, 2005, 2:00]
Critical Issues In Transportation 2002
White Papers Greater attention must focus on improving transportation system security; research must play an important role. This article identifies and assesses critical issues in transportation, including security, safety, congestion, environment...
[January 27, 2005, 2:00]
How Much Is Enough? Sizing The Deployment Of Baggage Screening Equipment By Considering The Economic Cost Of Passenger Delays
White Papers The Transportation Security Agency (TSA), a newly formed organization that is part of the Department of Homeland Security, was given the responsibility for ensuring that all bags would be screened. Shortly after the terrorist attacks against the...
[February 15, 2005, 2:00]
US Government Unveils Cybersecurity Plan
News Such infrastructures include electricity, oil and gas, surface transportation, and information technology. In addition, the plan calls for law enforcement and national security agencies to create a system to detect a cyberattack leveled against the...
[September 20, 2002, 7:40]
