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360 degree port MDA - a strategy to improve port security

CHDS State/Local / Our national security and prosperity depend in part on secure and competitive ports. Effective public and private sector collaboration is needed in a world with myriad security challenges and fierce global competition. Although steps have been taken in the years since 9/11 to realize these twin goals, much more needs to be done. The current maritime domain awareness (MDA) paradigm needs to be expanded to provide comprehensive awareness of intermodal operations in our ports. An effective Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) program that succeeds in leveraging intermodal data is fundamental to better port-level MDA. Developing effective port level MDA and using it to enhance the security of our ports relies on the effective organization of public and private sector resources. The joint operations centers called for in the SAFE Port Act, once broadened to include key intermodal players, provide an excellent organizational model to pursue enhanced port security. / Comptroller, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/2559
Date09 1900
CreatorsLeary, Timothy P.
ContributorsShoup, Frank, Collins, Wayne, Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)., Department of National Security Affairs
PublisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Source SetsNaval Postgraduate School
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatxviii, 65 p. : ill. (some col.) ;, application/pdf
RightsCopyright is reserved by the copyright owner.

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