The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has appointed six transportation industry leaders to serve on the Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee (STSAC).
In accordance with the TSA Modernization Act of 2018, the agency is required to establish the committee responsible for advising the TSA Administrator on surface transportation security matters that include development, refinement, and policy implementation recommendations.
The panel also offers input concerning programs, initiatives, rulemakings, and surface transportation sector security directives.
The new appointees are SMART Transportation Chief of Safety and Alternate National Legislative Director Jared Cassity; Berkshire Hathaway Energy National Security and Resiliency Advisor Peter Grandgeorge; AVANGRID Vice President & Chief Security Officer Brian Harrell; Van Scoyoc Associates Vice President, Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Innovation Practice Group Norma Krayem; CISO Southern Company Gas Director, Technology Security, Nuclear, and Electric Security Operations Robert Mims; and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Director, Cybersecurity Operations Lowell Williams.
“These new members bring significant experience in surface transportation and add particular expertise in pipeline operations and cybersecurity to the committee,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske said. “As an agency, we work to remain steps ahead of evolving threats, and I anticipate the experience these professionals bring to the committee will help us.”