Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-09-09
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781976187889
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Terrorist incidents worldwide havehighlighted the need for securingmass transit and passenger railsystems. The Department ofHomeland Security's (DHS)Transportation SecurityAdministration (TSA) is theprimary federal entity responsiblefor securing these systems. GAOwas asked to assess (1) the extentto which federal and industrystakeholders have assessed risks tothese systems since 2004, and howTSA has used this information toinform its security strategy; (2) keyactions federal and industrystakeholders have taken since 2004and the extent to which federalactions are consistent with TSA'ssecurity strategy, and thechallenges TSA faces inimplementing them; and (3) TSA'sreported status in implementing9/11 Commission Act provisions formass transit and passenger railsecurity. GAO reviewed documentsincluding TSA's mass transit andpassenger rail strategic plan, andinterviewed federal officials andindustry stakeholders from 30systems and Amtrak-representing75 percent of U.S. mass transit andpassenger rail ridership.