TRB standing committees have issued  calls for papers for the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C, and the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). While papers addressing any relevant aspect of transportation research will be considered, some committees are soliciting papers in specific subject areas to help potential...

The 2013 series marks the 50th year of TRB’s peer-reviewed journal, which debuted as the Highway Research Record in 1963; became the Transportation Research Record in 1974, with Number 480; and added the subtitle, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, in 2000, with Number 1653. In all, TRB has published more than 25,000 papers in volumes of the TRR Journal and continues to build on its ...

TRB is sponsoring the 2013 Transportation Hazards and Security Summit and Peer Exchange on August 19-23, 2013, in Irvine, California. The conference is designed to explore current and future research in transportation security and infrastructure protection. For additional information please contact  Stephan Parker or  Scott Brotemarkle of TRB.

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to produce three products to be considered for use by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Special Committee on Transportation Security and Emergency Management. The products to be produced include the following: (1) the National Needs Assessment for Ensuring...

A slideshow summary of the Transportation Research Board's pre- and post-September 11, 2001, transportation security activities is updated monthly.

Since September 11, 2001, 145 security-, emergency management-, and infrastructure protection-related planning and implementation projects have been initiated through programs managed by the Transportation Research Board (TRB). One hundred eleven of these projects have been completed; 24 projects are in progress; and 10 projects have contracts pending or are currently in development. This repor...

TRB is sponsoring the 15th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee and Area Maritime Security Committee Conference in August or September 2014, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The conference will explore best practices, innovations, and technology that address critical harbor and maritime safety and security issues. For additional information contact  Scott Brotemarkle of TRB.

The American Association of Port Authorities has released the latest issue of Seaports Magazine. This issue focuses on the shared responsibility of securing seaports.

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing that focused on the impact of regulations and policies that the Transportation Security Administration has on the passenger experience and the free flow of aviation commerce.

On September 11, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security held a hearing to examine the progress made in visa security and to understand what work remains to ensure terrorists are prevented from entering the United States.