when it comes to cyber security threats and the way it affects our nation. and we have seen high profile hacks in our health care sector and we ve brought it two individuals, robert lord chief at protenus. and he ll give a presentation to us and talk about this important topic as well as jen, the ceo of ehi. without further ado i ll let the first presentation get started. started. thanks, greg and thanks so much to everyone. i fairly give talks that are standing room only, so, really appreciate your guy s interest today. as greg mentioned i m robert lord co-founder and president and chief officer of protenus. a lot of the information is from protenus and i m not speaking on behalf of organizations today. . to work in a clinic that focused on treating hiv-positive patients in baltimore when i was in med school. one of the things you and click the about this population other than their an absolutely wonderful, really complex, rewarding population to work with is they have ext
reauthorized many of the administration s responsible for ensuring the safety of surface transportation system including fm csa, and it s a and h tsa, our witnesses can discuss the implementation. and identify issues the committee should consider as we prepare for transportation reauthorization. that place a greater focus on the nation s freight network including establishing infra-grant program. others like tiger grants are critical to our nation s transportation infrastructure. i hope the witnesses will provide the country with an update on efforts to improve our infrastructure and how grants are being utilized. the hummus committee considers reauthorizing fast act i plan to work closely with ranking member cantwell and others on both sides of the aisle too, to authorize the build discretionary grants, reauthorize amtrak, continue to enhance freight and passenger rail network, innovative transportation technologies across modes, coordinated research, develop and and deplo
office and new jersey transit. this is just under two hours. good morning, we can been hearing at a critical time for positive train control or ptc implementation. we are three months away from the december 31, 2018 implementation, the deadline for implementation, the report suggests some may not need meet by the end of the year. by the the quarterly progress report, nine commuter railroads were at risk of not meeting the minimum statutory criteria required to qualify for an extension by the end of the year. the positive train control enforcement and implementation asked and was signed into law in 2015 was extended from 2015 amid reports that no railroad could meet the deadline and many are halting passenger rail service or shipments of essential supplies for agricultural protection. this committee on a bipartisan basis took action to avert shutdown and set realistic implementation. the law now requires railroads to implement ptc by december 21 2019 but they can apply for
government accountability office and new jersey transit. this is just under two hours. good morning, we can been hearing at a critical time for positive train control or ptc implementation. we are three months away from the december 31, 2018 implementation, the deadline for implementation, the report suggests some may not need meet by the end of the year. by the the quarterly progress report, nine commuter railroads were at risk of not meeting the minimum statutory criteria required to qualify for an extension by the end of the year. the positive train control enforcement and implementation asked and was signed into law in 2015 was extended from 2015 amid reports that no railroad could meet the deadline and many are halting passenger rail service or shipments of essential supplies for agricultural protection. this committee on a bipartisan basis took action to avert shutdown and set realistic implementation. the law now requires railroads to implement ptc by december 21 2
good morning, we convene today s hearing at a critical time for positive train control or ptc implementation. approximately three months away from the 2018 implementation, stat attorney general deadline, the recent report suggests some railroads may not meet the legal obligations. according to the federal railroad administration quarterly progress report nine commuter railroads were at risk of not meeting the criteria required to qualify for an extension by the end of the year. the positive train control implementation act passed by congress and signed into law by president obama in october of 2015 extended the original deadline of december 31, to 15, amid reports they could not meet the deadline. this committee on a bipartisan basis took action to avert a rail shutdown and set a framework for implementation. the law requires railroads to implement ptc by 2013 allows a railroad to apply for an extension up to 24 months to ensure ptc works if that railroad meets milestones l