Secure Freight Initiative

Categorize the vulnerabilities of Port systems to disruption by discussing the significance of the Secure Freight Initiative.

http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1166037389664.shtm.

In your discussion, be sure to explain the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CT-PAT), and the resultant implications in delays in

screening cargo on port operations.

http://www.cbp.gov/border-security/ports-entry/cargo-security/c-tpat-customs-trade-partnership-against-terrorism