NY/NJ Ports Move to Beef Up Security, Hire CSO
In a move to beef up its security, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved creating a standalone Security Department and appointing the agency's first Chief Security Officer (CSO). The new CSO will be found via a…
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nationwide search, the authority said following the March 29 action. The CSO will direct all elements related to agency security matters, with the Security Department assuming full operational control of the Port Authority Police Department. The announcement followed a confidential briefing by former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, whom the board retained in May 2011 to do a top-to-bottom study of the Port Authority's management of security.