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DHS Fact Sheet: On Securing Our Nation’s Rail Systems

Fact Sheet: Securing Our Nation’s Rail Systems, July 7, 2006 – “Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the 7/7 London subway bombings, and the Madrid rail bombings, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken several steps to manage risk and strengthen our nation’s rail and transit systems…”
Related news and documents:

  • New York Times: Recent Arrests in Terror Plots Yield Debate on Pre-emptive Action by Government
  • AP – FBI: Thwarted Plot Involved ‘Martyrdom’
  • GAO: Attack warning systems over cost, behind schedule
  • Defense Acquisitions: Further Management and Oversight Changes Needed for Efforts to Modernize Cheyenne Mountain Attack Warning Systems, GAO-06-666, July 6, 2006

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