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A congressional hearing was held Wednesday to discuss the challenge of protecting mass transit systems with a dwindling budget as new threats arise in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death.
Read More →Farooque Ahmed, who had plotted with people who turned out to be part of a six-month government sting, pleaded guilty to two terrorism-related charges. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison.
Read More →USA Today story follows an analysis of the National Counterterrorism Center's incident database and interviews with Congress, federal security officials, transit authorities, rail operators, independent security experts and passengers.
Read More →To improve local reporting of suspicious behaviors and activities, and not individuals, the campaign uses the Los Angeles Police Department's iWATCH community reporting program.
Read More →When Fenton was fired, the agency released a statement saying it had "concluded that Mr. Fenton violated his trust as a state employee and therefore was dismissed." The ACLU contends that Fenton was exercising his free speech.
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On Tuesday, a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., returned a three-count indictment against Farooque Ahmed, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, charging him with attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization, collecting information to assist in planning a terrorist attack on a transit facility, and attempting to provide material support to help carry out multiple bombings to cause mass casualties at D.C.-area Metrorail stations.
Read More →PROTECT and FirstView allow transit authorities to monitor multiple chemical warfare sensors, distribute command and control responsibilities among agencies, and integrate Metro's hundreds of cameras into a manageable system.
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Stockholm Public Transport placed a $129.5 million order for 12 new Coradia Nordic suburban trains. The trains feature six articulated carriages, travel at speeds of up to 99 mph, and offer enhanced accessibility, made possible by lower floors and the absence of steps.
Read More →Steps include "gaming technology," germ warfare and emergency preparedness.
Read More →MPD is in regular communication with DHS, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Joint Terrorism Task Force.
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