Coordinating critical transportation infrastructure vulnerability

Although the products contained in this report focus on the individual needs of WMATA, each has
been structured to enable use by other transit properties and service providers from other modes –
all of which will help to meet the requirements of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
1.4 REPORT SUMMARY
Section Two provides a brief overview of the transportation systems in the National Capital Region.
For the purposes of this report this summary focuses on Passenger Rail and Railroads, Highways,
Trucking, Busing, and Mass Transit – as designated in the National Strategy for the Physical
Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets. Section Three provides a summary of
vulnerability self-assessment tools that show potential for use in the National Capital Region.
Section Four of this report provides a detailed summary of the transportation security and
vulnerability assessment activities previously initiated in the National Capital Region. This section
also provides an analysis of how the work contained in this report supplements work previously
completed. Section Five provides a “hybrid tool’ that may be used by WMATA and other
transportation service providers in the National Capital Region to conduct vulnerability self
assessments. Section Six provides various methodologies for regional prioritization of needs
identified by an agency. Section Seven provides key findings for the project and recommendations.
Appendix A provides a brief summary of the self-assessment tools that were evaluated. Appendix B
defines the criteria that was used to evaluate the self-assessment tools. Appendix C contains the
hybrid vulnerability self-assessment tool.
1.5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Critical to the success of this report is both the leadership and direction of WMATA representatives
Debbie Lippman, Director, Office of Intergovernmental Relations, and Fred Godine, Asssistant
General Manager, System Safety and Risk Protection. Activities undertaken during the development
of the report have been coordinated with Ms. Lippman and Mr. Godine to best meet the needs of
WMATA in conducting vulnerability self-assessments.
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