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1 J. Transp. Sec. 1 (2008)

handle is hein.journals/jtransps1 and id is 1 raw text is: J Transp Secur (2008) 1:1-2 DOI 10.1007/s12198-007-0004-6 Editor's note: The case for a transportation security research agenda Andrew R. Thomas Received: 21 October 2007 /Accepted: 25 October 2007 / Published online: 13 December 2007 © Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2007 Since the inception of transportation networks, security has always played a role in planning and execution, albeit mostly a tertiary one to increased efficiencies and reduced costs. On September 12, 2001, leaders of organizations of all sizes woke-up to a set of realities that were as formidable as many of them had ever faced. Some of the realities were subtle: government agencies increasingly scrutinized the content of telecommunications and financial transactions. Others were stark and in your face: mind-numbing security lines at airports and new import/export regulations. As the post-9/11 era has evolved, it is clear that newly acquired friction would be around for as long as we could foresee. Organizations that had once been accustomed to a steady devolution of the non-revenue generating aspects of their enterprise like security were now thrust into the need to somehow deal with these realities. Within the Academy, the response to understanding the impact of this new friction has been haphazard. Many of the institutes that were created-seemingly overnight-to respond to the call from government as to what best practices might look like and, maybe more importantly, to secure some of the dollars that came with it, have become shells as the funds evaporated. Only a few peer-reviewed journals have sprouted up, focusing primarily on the broad concept of homeland security. Yet there remains a call for cutting-edge research in many areas. The spectacular nature of the 9/11 attacks, and later suicide assaults on transport networks in India, Russia, England, and Spain, have altered the ways that transportation security is viewed by governments, industry, and researchers. Protecting the physical infrastructure of transport systems along with cargo, passengers, and personnel is now held as both a national security priority and an organizational necessity around the world. Melding two very different objectives-security for the nation and efficiency for stakeholders who use the networks-is posing a new A. R. Thomas (E) University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA e-mail: art@uakron.edu e Springer

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