Transportation security is concerned with:


  1. •Protecting and defending the nation’s multi-modal* transportation infrastructure from terrorist attack or natural disaster


  1. •Increasing the resilience** of our transportation systems


  1. •Improving our ability to respond in the event of disaster

HOMETransportation_Security_Home.html
WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION SECURITY?
WHY IS TRANSPORTATION SECURITY IMPORTANT?Why_is_Transportation_Security_Important.html
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DISASTERSDisasters_Involving_Transportation_Systems.html
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY RESEARCHTransportation_Security_Research.html

*Multi-modal transportation includes at least two modes of transport, such as shipping by rail and by sea.


**Resilience is the ability of a system or a set of interdependent systems to maintain an appropriate level of performance in the face of unplanned events.

DHS National Transportation Security Center of Excellence

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