Priority Committees look closely at challenges across the transportation security industry. Members of PCs are TSUSG members who volunteer for topics.
Open PCs
Best Practices (PC #1)
PC #1 collects best practices for shippers, carriers, regulators and law enforcement.
Objectives and Outcomes:
Establish, collect, and share best practices for shippers, carriers, regulators, and law enforcement.
Regulations (PC #7) – Accepting volunteers
Managing radioactive source transport security regulations*
*This committee is looking for new members to join.
Objectives and Outcomes
- Develop a simple, practical guide to identify and implement source transport security regulations in the United States (flowchart—high-level view/map starting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) tiered system, working to the IAEA member state [i.e., US federal regulations], and subsequently to state regulations).
- Address inconsistencies in a high-level manner as an add-on to the work of this PC, or as a stand-alone subject for another new PC.
- Develop a good-practice guide for multi-modal transportation to address inconsistencies with the different modal regulations (excluding rail since it is not a mode used to transport sources covered by TSUSG).
Training (PC #8) – Accepting Volunteers
Juan Gonzalez, FBI
PC #7 Chair
Bio
Coming soon
Training opportunities within TSUSG
Objectives and Outcomes
Develop mapping of training needs and requirements to include opportunities for delivery, such as table-top exercises, workshops, etc.
TSUSG Training Portal – discover training and courses from around the U.S. government and industry
Cybersecurity (PC #9) – Accepting volunteers
Sam Hollifield, ORNL
PC #9 Chair
Bio
Coming Soon
Cybersecurity issues and mitigation options
Objectives and Outcomes: Review cybersecurity and GPS spoofing/jamming approaches and vulnerabilities and develop recommendations for consideration by TSUSG
Artificial Intelligence (PC #10) – Accepting volunteers
Adian Cook, ORNL
PC #10 Chair
Bio
Adian Cook is a Staff R&D Engineer in the Applied Research for Mobility Systems (ARMS) group at ORNL. Adian is the project lead for a sample of efforts at ORNL, including leading cross-laboratory and multi-disciplinary research in Cooperative Driving Automation (CDA). This work is paramount to the CDA controls and algorithm development, virtual scenario generation, and development of CDA communication requirements at ORNL, DOE, DOT, and associated laboratories. In addition, Adian leads the Controller Area Network Transport Security Tracking and Reporting (C-STAR) project sponsored by the Office for Radiological Security (ORS). This project aims to secure a myriad of heavy-duty high-risk vehicle shipments by leveraging onboard telemetry and vehicle sensors on a modular and flexible edge computing platform. Adian is also a significant contributor to the Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) testing and integration being completed onsite in various projects and efforts. His developed code and algorithms are used throughout many models, libraries, and codesets throughout the ARMS group. In addition, he was the lead software engineer of a project that developed ORNL’s first autonomous people mover. Adian is experienced in vehicle integration, algorithm development, artificial intelligence, embedded hardware, and virtual vehicle environments. He also provides oversight of dynamometer testing in the Vehicle Systems Integration (VSI) Laboratory and is the Lab Space Manger (LSM) and Principal Investigator of the Connected and Automated Vehicle Environment (CAVE) Laboratory. Other projects at the lab include efforts in cybersecurity, cloud telematics, vehicle telemetry, dynamic wireless charging, and hydrogen fuel cells.
Broadly investigate how a rapidly evolving AI landscape directly impacts transportation security.
Objectives and outcomes:
- Define AI fundamentals, looking at methods and algorithms
- Understand how AI plays a role in transport security
- Leverage AI technologies, such as DriverID at ORNL
- Evolve new methods in AI, such as GenAI
Closed PCs
Guidance on shipping (PC #2 and 3)
Priority Committee #2 – Develop clear guidance on shipping Class 7 Roles and Responsibilities including communication protocols and harmonization of current regulator requirements for security plans
Priority Committee #3 – Develop and standardize a unified stakeholder plan (template)
Objectives and Outcomes
Develop guidance on RAM shipping roles and responsibilities including communication protocols and harmonization of security plans
Finalize a charter (PC #4)
Finalize the Charter so that it can be used internally and with the public at large. Determine how the Charter can best be communicated to and worked with, when dealing with higher authorities/decision-makers.
Objectives and Outcomes
Define the mission of the stakeholder group and outputs to higher authorities/decision makers
Operational procedures (PC #5)
Operational procedures and differences in escorting processes
Objectives and Outcomes
Review operational procedures and differences in how escorts are handled from state to state
Insider threats (PC #6)
Discuss the issues and opportunities faced when dealing with actual or potential insider threats.
Objectives and Outcomes
Insider threat awareness and mitigation with respect to training support and analysis
TSUSG Priority Committee 6 Fact Sheet
