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.

"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...

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Corporate Authors:	United States. Government Accountability Office, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
Subjects:	United States. > Department of Transportation > Rules and practice. Roads > Security measures > United States. Transportation > Security measures > United States. Risk assessment > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS113457

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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."
Item Description:	Title from PDF cover page (viewed on Mar. 30, 2009). "January 2009." "GAO-09-57." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	iii, 79 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 3/30/09: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0957.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.