2012

CREATE News Article: New Book "Security and Game Theory" by CREATE's Milind Tambe

April 18, 2012
Global threats of terrorism, drug-smuggling and other crimes have led to a significant increase in research on game theory for security. Game theory provides a sound mathematical approach to deploy limited security resources to maximize their effectiveness. A typical approach is to randomize security schedules to avoid predictability, with the randomization using artificial intelligence techniques to take into account the importance of different targets and potential adversary reactions. This book distills the forefront of this research to provide the first and only study of long-term... Read more about CREATE News Article: New Book "Security and Game Theory" by CREATE's Milind Tambe

MORS News Article: Rist Prize Mentioned in Congressional Testimony , Testimony by Robert S. Bray

February 17, 2012
"The FAMS was officially transferred from the Federal Aviation Administration to TSA by the Aviation and Transportation Security Act. Over a four-year period, the FAMS transitioned from TSA to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement component, and then back to TSA. It has been about six years since our reintegration with TSA. Today, Federal Air Marshals (FAMs) serve as the primary law enforcement officers within TSA and are deployed on both international and domestic flights. Last year, TSA signed 23 international agreements with foreign partners... Read more about MORS News Article: Rist Prize Mentioned in Congressional Testimony , Testimony by Robert S. Bray

Testimony by Robert S. Bray, Assistant Administrator, T.S.A. before the United States House of Representatives, Transportation Security Subcommittee, Homeland Security Committee: Testimony by Robert S. Bray

February 15, 2012
"Good afternoon Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Jackson-Lee, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today about the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)-Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service (OLE/FAMS) and how the changes we are implementing will help us achieve our mission to detect, deter, and defeat terrorist threats to the Nation’s transportation systems while streamlining our operations." Read more about Testimony by Robert S. Bray, Assistant Administrator, T.S.A. before the United States House of Representatives, Transportation Security Subcommittee, Homeland Security Committee: Testimony by Robert S. Bray