The port security grant program: good enough, or can it be made better?

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Authors
Arnett, Paul D. J.
Subjects
Port Security Grant Program
Maritime Transportation Security Act
Area Maritime Security Committee
Advisors
Darken, Rudy
Date of Issue
2016-06
Date
Jun-16
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Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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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 nation's 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 ports--natural, 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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National Security Affairs
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