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IG Says TSA, DHS S&T Good At Identifying Capability Gaps In Mass Transit Security

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

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The processes used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Science and Technology (S&T) branch of the Department of Homeland Security are “successful” in identifying and prioritizing capability gaps in securing mass transit against the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), says a report by the DHS Inspector General (IG) Office. Washington, DC Metro System. Photo: WMATA The report’s only recommendation is that TSA formally document its policies for conducting its capability gap analysis given that the processes are relatively new…

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