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Vermont airport to make security checkpoint more efficient with federal grant

Burlington Airport to use portion of $14.5 federal grant to upgrade security

February 23, 2021

Burlington International Airport (BTV) in Vermont has received a $14.5 million federal grant to expand the Airport’s terminal building and consolidate the two existing security checkpoints into one.


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TSA to hire 6,000 new transportation security officers to deal with a rise in seasonal travel

TSA to hire 6K security officers in anticipation of summer travel

February 22, 2021

The Transportation Security Administration will hire more than 6,000 Transportation Security Officer (TSO) positions by summer 2021 to deal with anticipated seasonal travel trends at approximately 430 airports nationwide.


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Alejandro Mayorkas sworn in as Secretary of Homeland Security

February 3, 2021
Alejandro Mayorkas was officially sworn in as the seventh Secretary of Homeland Security. Secretary Mayorkas took the oath this afternoon after the Senate voted to confirm him. As Secretary of Homeland Security, Mayorkas now leads the third largest federal department in the United States, which includes the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the United States Secret Service.
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TSA authority to enforce mask mandate

DHS gives TSA authority to enforce mask mandates

February 1, 2021

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a mask mandate this weekend for all public transit — planes, trains and buses. In response, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security gave enforcement authority to TSA employees.


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Implications of the Sunburst cybersecurity attack for transit agencies

January 22, 2021

In December 2020, the cybersecurity firm FireEye discovered one of the worst cyberattack in the U.S.'s history. The new Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) perspective Implications of the Sunburst Cybersecurity Attack addresses the damage caused by this attack and what public and private organizations, including transit agencies, can do to mitigate future attacks.


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USDOT releases PNT and GPS Backup Technologies report

The report details the results of field demonstrations of mature PNT technologies that could offer complementary service in the event of GPS disruptions
January 19, 2021
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) released the Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and GPS Backup Technologies Demonstration Report to Congress final report.
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San Diego names new Director of Transit Security

San Diego MTA hires Al Stiehler as Director of Transit Security and Passenger Safety

January 14, 2021

San Diego's Metropolitan Transit System has hired Al Stiehler as Director of Transit Security and Passenger Safety.


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TSA closes 2020 with changes in security checkpoint operations

January 5, 2021
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported the final daily figure of estimated travel volume for calendar year 2020, closing a year that tested the agency’s ability to innovate and quickly implement modifications across more than 440 federalized airports nationwide to address the pandemic. Between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020, the agency screened a total of approximately 324 million passengers throughout its airport security checkpoints. That figure represents just 39% of the approximately 824 million total passengers screened in 2019. 
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FAA announces new airport grant program

January 4, 2021
The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act (CRRSAA) (H.R. 133), signed into law by the President on December 27, 2020, includes $2 billion in funds to be awarded as economic relief to eligible U.S. airports and eligible concessions at those airports to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency.
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Southeastern Rail Network in U.K. upgrades video surveillance to secure its sites

U.K.-based Southeastern Rail Network deploys video surveillance and analytics

December 18, 2020

One of the largest public train operators in the United Kingdom, Southeastern Rail Network, upgraded its analog legacy system to a smart video security solution for securing 12 train depots, including five unmanned locations, against theft and intrusion.


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