Capabilities Workshop Arlington, VA July 18-20, 2017 · Color CCTV Camera THz Energy Window Lifting Handles ThrusVis Travel Safe Argon Asqella TS4 Tripod Configuration TS4 Encasement

July 18-20, 2017

Public Area Security

2017 ACC/TSA Securities

Capabilities Workshop

Arlington, VA

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO)

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Agenda

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Items Discussed in the Briefing:

Intermodal Overview 3

Project Examples 10

Public Area Security Summits 28


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Intermodal Division By-The-Numbers

2,000Air cargo

screening sites

95% of passenger aircraft transport air cargo

of worldwideterrorist attacks

since 9/11 occurred against surface

transportation modes

90% 30M1,000

US Subway and rail stations

Passengers traveling viamass transit & rail daily

Daily airline passengers

~1.5M

R SKHIGH

Airports

98Daily checked and carried

on baggage

~4.8M

300Domestic and foreign

air carriers

4,000Indirect

air carriers

Miles of Oil and Gas Pipeline

1.7M

SURFACE

AIR

CARGO

AIPB


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National and International Partners

The Intermodal Division directly collaborates with domestic and international partners to evaluate security

technologies for use in transit venues.


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National Footprint

SSTB supports an extensive set of surface transportation modes and security missions across the

continental United States including five mass transit test beds (MTTBs).

LA Metro

SF BARTWMATA

Maryland MTA

Colonial Pipeline

NJ TRANSIT

Plattsmouth BridgeOmaha, NE

TTCIPueblo, CO

Tennessee River Bridge

Decatur, AL

Norfolk Southern, CSX, Conrail

Jersey City, NJ

Potential new MTTB

partners include:

US Coast Guard

New York MTA

Port Authority New York New Jersey

MetroLinkLos Angeles


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IMD Fast Facts

Intermodal Surface opened for business in 2004, post Madrid and London attacks. The program has

evolved and grown doing “innovation” within surface transport venues for about 13 years.

Capability Gaps are jointly

determined annually by

industry and government

under CIPAC and STSPA.

Described and required by

legislation, EO’s, PPD’s,

and the NIPP.

Test beds in 5 of top 10

mass transit authorities; 2freight railroads; largest US

pipeline company.

Test beds representative of

30 million mass transit

passengers daily.

Provide technical assistance

and advice domestically and

internationally.

Directly collaborates and

advises on international

venues.

Access to 3 technical labs;

2 DoD warfare centers;

Navy EOD; and National

Rail Test Center.

Comprehensive systems

integration capability

through a 5 year systems

integrator contract.


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The Intermodal Division (IMD)

• Analyzes industry needs/requirements

• Performs market research

• Conducts demonstrations, studies, and assessments, scalable to

meet threats

• Manages operational technology assessments (focused on COTS

products)

• Provides security technology recommendations

Public Areas of Operation

Mass Transit Freight Rail Highway Motor Carrier Waterways Pipeline Infrastructure Protection

IMD develops requirements and evaluates security technologies for an extensive set of transportation

modes and security missions:


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IMD mission areas are directed by public law, executive orders, PPDs, and national/supporting plans.

Legislative Authorities and Requirements

1111-1117Hazardous

Material &

Pipeline Security

1181-1186Over-the-Road

Bus &

Trucking Security

1161-1171Railroad Security

1131-1144Public

TransportationSecurity

1111-1117Transportation

SecurityEnhancements

Title 6 USC, Chapter 4

114Transportation

Security Administration

Title XIV(Sec. 1401)

9/11 Commission Act

Of 2007

Title XIII(Sec. 1305)

Title XV(Sec. 1518, 1535,

1602)

Title XVI(Sec. 1601, 1613)

Title XI(Sec. 1104)

Title XI(Sec. 1104)

Aviation and Transportation Security Act, Chapter 1

Executive DHS Plans PPD

Order 13416:Strengthening

Surface Transportation

Security

PPD 21: Critical

Infrastructure Security & Resilience

DHS Transportation

Systems Sector-Specific

Plan

DHS National Infrastructure

Protection Plan

Legislative


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Capability Gaps by Mode

IMD collaborates with stakeholders to deliver technology solutions to fill Capability Gaps directly related

to transportation modes assessed in TSSRA 3.0:

Anomaly/

Explosives

Detection

Intrusion

Detection

High TP

Threat

Detection

Behavior

Detection &

Biometric

Identification

Freight

Tamper

Prevention

& Detection

Blast

Mitigation

Remote

Disruption of

Attack

System

Resiliency &

Recovery

Interoperable

Information

Systems

Chem/Bio

Threat

Security

Rad/Nuc

Threat

Security

2017 Capability Gaps

Mass

Transit

Pipeline

Highway

Motor

Carrier

Freight

Rail

Project Examples


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Infrastructure Protection

Automated sensors and integrated systems capable of preventing unauthorized attempts by persons

and vehicles accessing secure surface transportation facilities and critical infrastructure.

Included Detection Methods:

Key Maturation Areas:

• Reducing false and nuisance alarms (fusion, classification)

• Enhancing effectiveness for a range of environmental conditions

• Enabling interoperable, multi-sensor systems

Current Technology Trends:

• Enabling technologies to increase sensor interoperability

• Sensor fusion

• Electromagnetic Field

• Infrared/Thermal Imaging

• LIDAR/Laser Scanning

• Microwave Field

• Passive Infrared (PIR)

• Radar

• Photographic Imaging

• Beam Break

• Seismic/Acoustic

• Fence-Mounted Sensors

• Enabling Technologies


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Rail Testbeds

Jersey City, NJ:

• Critical Characteristics: Test bed monitors disparate

locations along rail corridor in urban areas

• Installed technology: Thermal imagers, color PTZ, gun

shot detection system, microwave sensors

• Technology Benefit: Provide real-time, secure access of

sensor data; Automated notifications of incidents in the

protected area

Newark, NJ:

• Critical Characteristics: Test bed situated between

congested highway and high threat urban areas

• Installed Technology: Thermal imagers, color PTZ, radar

detection devices, microwave sensors


sensor data; Automated notifications of incidents in the

protected area

Plattsmouth, NE:

• Critical Characteristics: Layered defense for full system

protection

• Installed technology: Thermal imagers, color PTZ, long

range FLIR thermal imagers, acoustic hailer, underground

sensors, radar detection devices


sensor data; Automated notifications of incidents in

protected area

Decatur, AL:

• Critical Characteristics: Test bed monitoring an aging lift

bridge spanning a heavily trafficked river

• Installed Technology: Thermal imagers, color PTZ,

microwave sensors, acoustic hailer, underground sensors


sensor data ;Automated notifications of incidents in

protected area

Northern Branch Rail Corridor HWY 1&9

Plattsmouth Bridge Tennessee River Bridge


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Rail Testbeds


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Pipelines

TSA established a multi-technology surveillance and detection testbed to investigate sensors for

detecting intrusions to critical facilities.

Robust threat classification: Investigates use of

Convolutional Neural Networks for object classification

Data fusion: Uses temporal and spatial correlation of

alerts to increase detection confidence

Low-light video surveillance: Investigates video

motion detection during night/low light conditions

Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) capabilities: Investigates PTZ

camera handoff, assignment, and tracking

Divided into zones with unique sensor layouts

designed to accomplish different objectives:Data Fusion

Low-Light

Video

SurveillancePTZ Capabilities

Robust Threat

Classification

Yorktown Test Bed with Technology Investigation Zones


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Detection at Range Person Screening

Intrusion Detection Methods Include:


• Multi-frequency systems that trade-off

spatial resolution vs. depth penetration

• Enhancing the operator experience

Automated detection systems screening multiple persons for concealed objects without divestiture

of personal items.

• Passive MMW

• Passive THz

• Active MMW

• Active THz

• Hyperspectral

• Infrared

• Magnetic Field Detection

• Microwave


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Detection At Range

Color CCTV Camera

THz Energy Window

Lifting Handles

ThrusVis Travel Safe Argon Asqella

TS4 Tripod

Configuration

TS4 Encasement SPO-NX


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Mass Transit Test Bed (MTTB) field pilots and National Security Special Events (NSSEs) provide end-

users an opportunity to operate security technologies and provide valuable feedback regarding the

operation and performance of devices.

NSSEs

• Amtrak’s Union Station, Washington

DC

• New Jersey Transit: Secaucus Junction

and Atlantic City Stations

(September 2015)

Papal Visit:

• Amtrak operated the SPO-NX

and ThruVis TS4 at Union

Station (July 2016)

Democratic

National Convention:• Amtrak SPO-7R trial

at Union Station,

Washington DC

(March 2015)

MTTB Field Pilots

Amtrak, Union Station:

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NSSEs - Operational Event Examples


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Facial Recognition Processing:

Limitations:

• Lack of non-cooperative facial image capture at-speed

• Limitations related to pose, lighting, facial feature and facial

expression variance


• Increasing accuracy with deep learning algorithms and neural

networks

• Improving processing speed vs. accuracy

Highly accurate ability to identify and/or track known faces in video frames for intrusion detection

and access control security applications.

SENSINGFACE FEATURE

EXTRACTION

DATABASETEMPLATE MATCHING

2D 3D

Subject-

Centered

Camera-

Centered

Principle

Component

Analysis (PCA)

Independent

Component

Analysis (ICA)

Facial Recognition


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Vehicle Screening

High throughout systems capable of screening personal and commercial vehicles entering surface

transportation related venues.

Intrusion Detection Methods Include:

Developmental Goals:

• Improving detection performance

• Screening vehicles at speed

• Increasing mobility for relocation

Current Technology Initiatives:

• DoD Standoff VBIED: Identify capabilities for standoff detection of

chemicals, vapors or other IED components on vehicles

• DHS S&T are looking at additional capabilities

• Gamma Ray/Neutron

• Hyperspectral

• Photographic Imaging

• Radar

• X-ray

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• Enhances systems to be able to screen railcars at operational

speeds

• Produces higher image resolution

• Lowers false alarm rate

• Evaluates application in additional rail environments

(e.g., yards, freight rail, high speed rail)

The RUS is a photographic system with automated target recognition software that screens

undercarriages of railcars in motion.

Installed VUE 2.0 at NJ Transit

RUS

Rail Undercarriage Screening (RUS)


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• Quickly-deployed system supports numerous type of sensors for

routine or emergency operations

• Enables scene assessments without putting personnel into

potentially dangerous situations

• System matured based on operational

feedback; currently in transition to commercial organization for

production

First Generation System:

Rail Tunnel Sensor System (RTSS)

Next Generation IRiS

Unmanned, rail-riding vehicle designed to provide reconnaissance and situational information to first

responders and law enforcement personnel during railway incidents.

Instrumented Rail System (IRiS)


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NSSE Support and Pilots

Papal Visit

• VUE 1.0 RUS system

installed at Amtrak in Sept

2015

• VUE 2.0 RUS system

installed at NJ Transit in

Oct 2015

• Gatekeeper RUS system

to be installed at LA Metro

in May 2016

• Papal Visit support at Amtrak’s Sunnyside Yard in Queens, NY

(Sept 2015)

• Incongruity found on the bottom of a rail car; maintenance

personnel confirmed it was not a threat

• Collaborative effort with NJ

Transit to provide

supplemental security

technologies as part of a

layered construct at the

“First Mass Transit Super

Bowl”

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Vehicle Control

Exercise Staff

• SDMTS Operations

• SDMTS Maintenance

• SDMTS Security

• La Mesa PD

• La Mesa PD SRT

TSA (Planners and Observers)

• Volpe (Planners and Observers)

• Player Instructions

• MTS Security, Frank Amezcua


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Blast Mitigation

Objectives of Modeling/Blast Mitigation:

• Aid in the design of rail cars to support enhanced security

• Protect people and infrastructure

• Reduce service interruptions

• Save lives and reduce injuries

• Develop validated analytical tools

• Investigate blast mitigation methods

• Develop blast scenarios based on multiple variables

Modeling and blast mitigation initiatives include testing of rail car performance, both with and

without mitigation measures during a blast, and the development of a predictive blast model.


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Test Phase WMATA Car w/o Mitigation Measures WMATA Car With Mitigation Measures

Pre-Blast Test

During Blast Test

Post-Blast Test

WMATA Blast Mitigation


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TSA Office of Requirements and Capabilities

Analysis (ORCA) leverages DHS S&T

Chemical Biological Defense (CBD)

investments.

• Installed initial chemical detection

capabilities at mass transit venue(s) to

identify technology gaps and socialize

concept of chemical detection

• Includes orthogonal sensors to

demonstrate layered system approach

• Evaluation of chemical detectors will

continue throughout FY17

Provide real-time detection and/or identification for a broad range of chemical and biological threats.

Chem/Bio

Bruker TIMON IMS MKS Airgard FTIRBruker Ortho-TIMON

IMS + FTIR

Chemical Detectors at New Jersey Transit


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Mobile Screening

Public Area Security Summits


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Public Area Security Summits

Hosts: TSA and DHS NPPD / Infrastructure Protection

Participants: USG officials, industry stakeholders, law enforcement, academic professionals (~200)

Outcomes: National Framework on Public Area Security and partnerships for public protection

15 SEP 2016: 1st Public Area

Summit~60 attendees

SEP 2016: Established 7

workinggroups

9 DEC 2016:2nd Public Area

Summit~90 attendees

NOV 2016: Established

LEO working group

10 FEB 2017: 3rd Public Area

Summit~150 attendees

11 JAN 2017: Airport Ops Center Press

Release

10 APR 2017: Disseminated

Draft Framework

26 APR 2017: 4th Public Area

Summit~150 attendees

MAY 2017: Final

FrameworkPublished

9 AUG 2017: I-STEP Active

Shooter Exercise

FALL 2017: 5th PASS

• Cultivate Relationships• Develop Communication Strategies to Enhance Information

Exchanges • Enhance Situational Awareness • Expand Threat Awareness Education • Develop Joint Risk Frameworks & Enhance Joint Vulnerability

Assessments

• Establish Airport Operations Centers • Conduct Background Checks & Threat Assessments of Public Area

Workers • Conduct Workforce Employee Training • Develop, Conduct, and Practice Exercises & Response Drills • Invest in Innovative Construction Designs• Coordinate Response Planning

Framework Recommendations


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Q&A and Open Discussion

Documents

Capabilities Workshop Arlington, VA July 18-20, 2017 · Color CCTV Camera THz Energy Window Lifting Handles ThrusVis Travel Safe Argon Asqella TS4 Tripod Configuration TS4 Encasement