The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases (IIAD) a 10-year grant to lead its new Center of Excellence for Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) is part of the interagency Texas A&M team. “Texas A&M looks […]
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TTI Part of Texas A&M Team Providing High-Tech Border Security through New DHS Center of Excellence
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the Texas A&M AgriLife Research-Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases (IIAD) a 10-year grant to lead its new Center for Excellence for Cross-Border Threat Screening (CBTS) and Supply Chain Defense. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and seven other Texas A&M University System entities, along with private- and […]
TTI Supports Texas Policy Makers
Public policy serves the greatest good when based on objective information. TTI research supports the legislative process by providing science-based findings to facilitate informed decisions and actions.
Security Is More Than a State of Mind
“9/11 changed everything.” Nearly a decade after the deadliest foreign attack on American soil in our nation’s history, that phrase is almost a cliche. Unfortunately, that doesn’t make it any less true. In medieval times, the main gate, or portcullis, was the most important part of a castle’s security. If the gate was breeched, enemy […]