Understand the security measures that protect all modes of transportation
Introduction
1. Transportation Security Before 9/11/01
2. The 9/11 Watershed
3. Transportation Systems and Security Risks
4. Transportation Security Roles and Responsibilities
5. Transportation Security Policymaking
6. Implementing Maritime Security
7. Implementing Land Transportation Security
8. Implementing Aviation Security
9. Evaluating Transportation Security
10. Transportation Security in Context
Conclusion
R. William Johnstone served on the staff of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission) after working for over 20 years as a Congressional staff member. He is the author of 9/11 and the Future of Transportation Security (2006), Bioterror: Anthrax, Influenza, and the Future of Public Health Security (2008, paperback edition to be published in 2015), and the homeland security section of the annual A Unified Security Budget for the United States (2007-2012). He is the co-author of the monograph “Four Flights and Civil Aviation Security, staff report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (2004), and a contributor to The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (2004). In his time as a Congressional staff member, Johnstone served as legislative director for U.S. Senators Wyche Fowler, Jr. (D-GA) and Max Cleland (D-GA). Mr. Johnstone grew up in Atlanta, GA and attended Emory University. He currently lives in Rockville, MD with his wife and son, and is a consultant and writer on homeland security matters.
"This well-written book reflects in-depth research and planning. It
is not a nuts-and-bolts directive on transportation security, but a
text that will help readers understand the policies behind measures
intended to make travel safe." --Security Management, Protecting
Transportation
"...this book covers every base, including cyber; and doesn’t
neglect the truth that security in transport as in any sector has
to fit in with the nature of that sector…" --Professional Security
Magazine Online
"Terrorists target transportation. A useful analysis of the history
and current efforts to protect our vital infrastructure." –Thomas
Kean, former NJ Governor and Chairman of 9/11 Commission
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