The Port Security Grant Program: Good Enough, or Can it be Made Better

Abstract

For almost a decade and a half since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Port Security Grant Program has provided funding to project proposals for improving the security and resiliency posture of the nations ports and waterways. The United States has over 360 coastal and inland ports through which over $1.3 trillion in cargo moves annually; a safe, secure, and efficient MTS is critical to national security. The PSGP is intended to enhance port security and resiliency by funding proposals to provide increased risk management, measures to mitigate disruptions and facilitate port recovery, and maritime domain awareness (MDA) capabilities to prevent, respond to, and recover from attacks. The PSGP has matured to include funding for all hazards threatening the portsnatural, accidental, and intentional. This thesis seeks to evaluate how well the PSGP has met those goals and if it should be improved, reorganized or eliminated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1026093

Entities

People

  • Paul D. Arnett

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Employment
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Maritime Security
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Port Security
  • Public Policy
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • United States

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Strategic Security Studies