Deploying Transportation Security Practices in State DOTs

NCHRP Research Report 930: Security 101: A Physical and Cybersecurity Primer for Transportation Agencies, will be published in 2019. This primer provides updated information about current effective practices associated with the evolving physical and cyber security mission in surface transportation. The main audience for Security 101 is transportation personnel without a security background whose work requires them to address, perform, or supervise security activities as part of their overall job responsibilities. Although the document is designed for those with minimal or no formal security training or experience, the primer is also a handy reference guide sufficiently detailed to be of use to security professionals. Translating the “what to do” from the primer to the real world (how to do it) is complex. Infrastructure planning, scoping, and design are essential to “designing-in” security. State departments of transportation (DOTs) vary in how they organize their activities. For example, many state DOTs share the role of security with other state agencies. This may include their State Homeland Security, Highway Patrol, and Offices of Emergency Management. Policies among these entities outline roles and responsibilities in addressing security policies. Some allocate federal security funds. Many state DOTs depend on their Highway Patrol and/or local law enforcement to carry out the investigative and enforcement portion of security needs for their infrastructure. The roles and responsibilities of all parties may be outlined in a document commonly referred to as “Joint Operations Policy.” Research is needed to develop a strategy and a suite of supporting products and activities for deploying transportation security practices in state DOTs. The objective of this research was to develop and support implementation of a comprehensive deployment and change management strategy for deploying transportation security practices in state DOTs.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4581

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $698636
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-124

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  Parker, Stephan

• Performing Organizations:

  Critical Ops, LLC

  Westlake, OH  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Treboniak, Chelsea

• Start Date: 20200122
• Expected Completion Date: 20220721
• Actual Completion Date: 20220721

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer security; Evaluation and assessment; Guidelines; Implementation; Safety and security; State departments of transportation; State of the practice
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01672234
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-124
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Jun 18 2018 4:39PM