Port and Supply-chain Security Initiatives in the United States, PRP 150

On behalf of the Congressional Research Service, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, conducted research during the 2005-06 academic year to examine the various institutional, legal and policy arrangements that have been put into place in the U.S. and abroad to enhance worldwide port and supply-chain security. Researchers collected information from literature reviews, websites, telephone interviews, and site visits to a number of U.S. and foreign ports and agencies. Interviews were conducted with officials in government agencies, international organizations, ports, and private-sector firms and associations.