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Bill Burke, the chief of police for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, has passed away.

Bryan Fort has been named CSO at Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned company in the fragrance and flavor business. 

A bill introduced by the New York City Council will force every taxi and livery car in New York City to have a panic button that riders could use to hail police.

NJ Transit light rail trains are adding additional security measures after security concerns and recent cellphone robberies.

The European Rail Traffic Management System that is being rolled out in the UK might be an easy target for cyber criminals.

The number cargo thefts in the U.S. fell last year compared to 2013, but the average value of the heists increased.

Speaking of a supply chain security challenge, one of United Iron and Metal’s warehouses is outdoors in a hard-scrabble urban neighborhood of Baltimore, and it sprawls over more than 20 acres with one boundary chockablock against railroad tracks. Unwanted visitors were a relentless headache... until John Creighton, the director of security at United Iron and Metal, did something about it.

 Illinois is working on a plan to bring state driver's licenses up to federal security standards. 

The TSA has commended five rail and mass transit agencies for earning the administration's highest security rating.

 TSA head John Pistole thinks passengers who have been vetted by the agency's PreCheck Program should be allowed to take their bottled water through airport security checkpoints.