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DHS, DOT and Amtrak Announce New Partnership to Combat Human
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman today announced a new partnership among the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Transportation (DOT) and Amtrak to combat human
DHS and DOT will work with
Amtrak to train over 8,000 frontline transportation employees and Amtrak
and recognize indicators of human
In March of this year, President Obama directed his Administration to redouble efforts to eliminate
to the Clinton Global Initiative last
America's commitment to leading
the global movement against human
human rights causes of our time,
and announced a number of new
efforts augment the work of business,
We welcome partnerships like the one
we're announcing today, that can build a whole-of-nation approach to
"We cannot let the American
transportation system be an enabler in these criminal acts," said Secretary
partnership with the Department
of Homeland Security and Amtrak, we are working with all modes of
can save lives, and we all have a responsibility to keep an eye out for
In partnership with DHS and DOT, Amtrak will use training and awareness materials developed by DHS and DOT as part of the DHS Blue Campaign to educate its employees on potential indicators of
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