If your travels don't take you through large transportation hubs like Washington D.C.'s Union Station and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York, you may be surprised to hear that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) isn't just in airports anymore. The agency has "VIPR" teams (Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response) performing random security sweeps at train stations, sporting and music events, highway weigh stations, Republican and Democratic National Conventions, and more, according to a new report from The New York Times . The program first started in 2005 in response to the Madrid train bombings a year earlier, and it hasn't been run in secret (though the reach of VIPR has expanded over the years, with a most...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/6/4593906/the-tsa-has-expanding-presence-outside-of-airports
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