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TSA proposes new cybersecurity rule for some railroads, other transit systems

This story originally appeared on Trains.com.

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration has proposed a rule that would require cybersecurity risk management and reporting requirements for some freight and passenger railroads, as well as rail transportation.

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published Thursday in the Federal Register, also covers some bus and pipeline operations.

The TSA says that under the rule’s criteria, 73 of the approximately 620 U.S. freight railroads and 34...

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TSA rule change provides regulatory relief to air logistics providers

The Transportation Security Administration is easing the compliance burden on airfreight intermediaries by allowing the logistics businesses to submit applications renewing security credentials once every three years instead of annually, according to a recent regulatory notice.

The rule change, which takes effect on Monday, impacts about 3,800 indirect air carriers registered with the TSA. The companies receive and consolidate cargo from multiple shippers and tender them to various airlines for...

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Audit recommends enhancements for DHS air cargo security programs

A worker secures cover over a large air cargo pallet.

A new audit by Congress’ investigative arm is recommending two Department of Homeland Security agencies tighten up programs designed to protect against terrorists smuggling concealed explosives into the U.S. through air cargo.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration need to do a better job of sharing trend data on shipments and evaluating new screening technology, respectively, the report said.

The Government Accountability Office recommended that CBP...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/audit-recommends-enhancements-for-dhs-air-cargo-security-programs

TSA to exempt ‘secure’ exporters from new air cargo screening

A forklift moves wooden pallets of goods at an airfreight warehouse.

Three weeks before new security rules go into effect for all export cargo moving by air, the Transportation Security Administration has finalized plans giving businesses the ability to opt out of screening every shipment prior to loading if their facilities have approved security controls. The air cargo industry is splintered over whether an alternative approach will provide the same protection and be fairly applied. 

The TSA said manufacturers, suppliers, warehouses, vendors, e-commerce...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tsa-to-exempt-secure-exporters-from-new-air-cargo-screening

AskWaves: What is a TWIC card?

When securing drivers for shipments that require entry into a maritime facility, transportation and logistics workers are often introduced to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the program is administered to assess security threats within American seaports.

In 2001, the TWIC program was created after the passage of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA). The MTSA was a response to the 9/11...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/askwaves-what-is-a-twic-card

Air cargo goes crazy for K-9 security

A canine team inspect boxes inside an air shipping container for explosives.

Demand is high for dogs in the air logistics sector, and it’s not because they make nice companions during the self-isolation of coronavirus.

In just four months, new international security standards go into effect requiring countries to implement programs for 100% screening of every shipment on all-cargo aircraft. It’s a huge undertaking for the private sector, which is still waiting for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration to issue rules detailing how to achieve that goal.

Many...

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TSA to reveal security plan for air cargo industry

Workers at an express air hub as packages come down chutes into air cargo containers.

Companies that purchase and provide transport on all-cargo aircraft will be closely watching whether the Transportation Security Administration on Wednesday offers an alternative security arrangement many believe is designed to help one company — Amazon — avoid screening every outbound shipment for explosives.

How to comply with pending international airfreight security standards is reopening a  long-running policy debate over whether supply chains are best protected through a risk-based...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tsa-to-reveal-security-plan-for-air-cargo-industry

TSA 100% screening option could be cheaper for cargo shippers

A TSA inspector observes cargo being loaded on a Saudia 747 jet. Split screen with TSA official in charge of Air Cargo division on the right.

Most people know the Transportation Security Administration as the folks with blue shirts who check documents and carry-on bags at the airport before passengers board aircraft. The agency also has a less visible but no less important role, ensuring that cargo loaded on passenger and freighter aircraft doesn’t contain explosives.

A big issue on the TSA’s plate this year is the June 30 deadline for member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization to implement 100% screening of export...

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TSA to propose scan-all alternative for air cargo security

A TSA inspector watches a Saudia plane being loaded with pallets of cargo.

The Transportation Security Administration will unveil how it plans to meet new international requirements for screening 100% of exports on freighter aircraft during a meeting next month with e-commerce shippers and logistics providers.

The international standards, scheduled to go into effect June 30, require all cargo on dedicated freighter aircraft to be physically screened for explosives, as has been done the past decade for shipments traveling on passenger aircraft. Other governments could...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tsa-to-propose-scan-all-alternative-for-air-cargo-security

TSA seeks enhanced screening capabilities for air cargo (with video)

An explosives-sniffing dog on hind legs checks a carton in a warehouse.

Federal regulators want to improve industry’s ability to perform air cargo security checks and explosives detection technology to help meet forthcoming international requirements for screening 100% of export freight on all-cargo aircraft, the Transportation Security Administration’s air cargo chief said Thursday.

Since 2010 all cargo riding in the bottom of passenger airplanes must go through a detection device or be physically inspected by airline or logistics personnel prior to loading. 

Schedul...

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