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Infrastructure security is the security provided to protect infrastructure, especially critical infrastructure, such as airports, highways [1] rail transport, hospitals, bridges, transport hubs, network communications, media, the electricity grid, dams, power plants, seaports, oil refineries, liquefied natural gas terminals [2] and water systems.
The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) is a document called for by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7, which aims to unify Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource (CIKR) protection efforts across the country.
Sustainable infrastructure refers to the processes of design and construction that take into consideration their environmental, economic, and social impact. [8] Included in this section are several elements of sustainable schemes, including materials, water, energy, transportation, and waste management infrastructure. [8]
Internal improvements were supported by the Federalist Party, but improvements in the 1790s and 1800s were limited primarily to the construction of lighthouses. The first major federal infrastructure project, and the largest prior to the Civil War, was the Cumberland Road that connected Cumberland, Maryland and Vandalia, Illinois. [3]
One of those actions was to update the National Infrastructure Protection Plan within 240 days. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) established the U.S. national policy for identification of and prioritization for protection of critical infrastructure. Signed by George W. Bush on December 17, 2003 it modified previous policy for ...
Critical infrastructure, or critical national infrastructure (CNI) in the UK, describes infrastructure considered essential by governments for the functioning of a society and economy and deserving of special protection for national security. [1] Critical infrastructure has traditionally been viewed as under the scope of government due to its ...
The head of the Transportation Security Administration on Thursday warned that an extended partial U.S. government shutdown could lead to longer wait times at airports. TSA, which handles airport ...
Construction agencies such as the Federal Highway Administration have used configuration management for their infrastructure projects. [32] There are construction-based configuration management tools that aim to document change orders and RFIs in order to ensure a project stays on schedule and on budget.