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Transportation Security Administration

Transportation Security Administration. Maritime and Land Security Directorate Nicholas P. Lakis Lead Program Analyst Maritime Infrastructure. Last Updated 06/06/03. Strategic Objectives of Homeland Security Prevent Terrorist Acts within the United States

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Transportation Security Administration

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  1. Transportation Security Administration Maritime and Land Security Directorate Nicholas P. Lakis Lead Program Analyst Maritime Infrastructure Last Updated 06/06/03

  2. Strategic Objectives of Homeland Security • Prevent Terrorist Acts within the United States • Reduce America’s Vulnerability to Terrorism • Minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur

  3. Consequence Mgt. AntiTerrorism Four Pillars of Combatting Terrorism Deterrence Mitigate Effects Maritime Transportation System Incident Recovery Detect/Employ Countermeasures Counter- Terrorism Intelligence Support • Implement • Recovery Plans • Coordinate Post • Incident Support • Apply Lessons • Learned • Risk Mgt. Measures • Critical Asset Protection • Assessments • Maritime • Domain • Awareness • Flexible Threat-Based Response Regionalized Deployable

  4. Antiterrorism (AT) Definition: Defensive measures used to reduce the vulnerability of individuals and property to terrorism What should be the focus of AT Security Technology Efforts? • Intelligence (Maritime Domain Awareness) • Target hardening

  5. Focus of security technologies applied by TSA: • Prevention and vulnerability reduction • Access control for personnel/material • Assessment tools

  6. Access control for material (“Bin Laden in a Box”) : • Cargo Security Systems (Operation Safe Commerce) • Radiation Detection Devices Access control for personnel: • Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) • Passenger Security Systems (Synergy Projects)

  7. Transportation Vulnerability Assessment Management System (TVAMS) • Technical Support Working Group (Interagency) sponsored project • Will leverage off USN and DoD vulnerability management success • Initial effort consists of: • vulnerability management program and vulnerability data warehouse that includes all modes of transportation. • Integration of selected assessment reports, collection tools and normalize the management of all transportation vulnerabilities.

  8. M&L Transportation Infrastructure Security Point of Contact Information Nick Lakis, Lead Program Analyst Office: (571) 227-2159 Email: nick.lakis@dhs.gov

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  10. Scope of M&L Transportation Infrastructure Security Maritime Infrastructure Security • Develop and implement programs to ensure the protection of: • Ports (including terminals) • Ships • Inland Waterways • Lock, Dams, & Canals • Ensuring the compatibility of maritime infrastructure security with • Passenger Security Systems (Synergy Projects) • Cargo Security Systems (Operation Safe Commerce) • Personnel Security Systems (TWIC) • Radiological Detection Devices (RDD) • Transportation Vulnerability Assessment Management System (TVAMS) • Complete comprehensive risk, threat and vulnerability assessments on maritime infrastructure and assets

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