Highway infrastructure : federal efforts to strengthen security should be better coordinated and targeted on the nation's most critical highway infrastructure : report to the Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Transportation--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Department of Transportation.

Roads--Security measures--United States.

Roads.

Transportation--Security measures--United States.

Transportation.

Transportation--Security measures.

Risk assessment.

Security systems.

Risk assessment--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 79 pages, digital, PDF file)

Other Title:

Federal efforts to strengthen security should be better coordinated and targeted on the nation's most critical highway infrastructure

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"The nation's highway transportation system is vast and open--vehicles and their operators can move freely and with almost no restrictions. Securing the U.S. highway infrastructure system is a responsibility shared by federal, state and local government, and the private sector. Within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has primary responsibility for ensuring the security of the sector. GAO was asked to assess the progress DHS has made in securing the nation's highway infrastructure. This report addresses the extent to which federal entities have conducted and coordinated risk assessments; DHS has developed a risk-based strategy; and stakeholders, such as state and local transportation entities, have taken voluntary actions to secure highway infrastructure--and the degree to which DHS has monitored such actions."

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest, 2004. digital, PDF file. ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Mode of access: World Wide Web via ProQuest website.

Other Format:

Print version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Highway infrastructure

Microfiche version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Highway infrastructure. CIS 2009 J942-179

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Restricted for use by site license.