TSA Says “Active Again in the Near Future”

So, we just lost some more eyes and ears that could tell us about potential terrorist or criminal threats on one of our critical infrastructures. The “First Observer” program just lost funding by the TSA. For those of you not familiar with the “First Observer”...

Cyber Attack on the Rails

Recently it was announced that “hackers, possibly from abroad, executed an attack on a Northwest rail company’s computers that disrupted railway signals for two days.” The railroads and TSA are saying that this was not a “dedicated” attack. Our Comment: Whether this...

New TSA Chief on Transit Security

“Protecting riders on mass-transit systems from terrorist attacks will be as high a priority as ensuring safe air travel,” the new TSA Chief told a reporter. Mr. John Pistole, the new TSA Chief and career FBI officer, also said “that some terrorists...

Rail Cyber Attack?

Recently a report came out stating that the TSA disclosed that “Hackers, possibly from abroad, executed an attack on a Northwest rail company’s computers that disrupted railway signals for two days.” The railroads and the AAR are saying that this never...

Senator Gets It

Last month, as a result of an investigation by KOMO news out of Seattle, Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wa, asked the head of TSA what was going on with locomotives left unlocked and in some cases having the “reverser” sitting on the locomotive counsel on rail...