From Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 23, 2019
Four Democratic senators representing the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority‘s (WMATA) service area are calling on the agency to mitigate cybersecurity risks as it seeks to procure new 8000-series rail cars.
In a letter sent late last week to WMATA General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Paul Wiedefeld, the senators raised concerns about potential security risks should the rail-car contract be issued to manufacturers funded by certain other foreign governments.