Transportation Worker Identification Credential: Card Reader Pilot Results Are Unreliable; Security Benefits Need to Be Reassessed

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By Stephen M. Lord (au)
Year: 2013
Pages: 72
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-4691-5

Product Code: 1457846918

Description

Within the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), the Transportation Security Admin. (TSA) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) manage the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program, which requires maritime workers to complete background checks and obtain biometric identification cards to gain unescorted access to secure areas of Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA)-regulated entities. TSA conducted a pilot program to test the use of TWICs with biometric card readers in part to inform the development of a regulation on using TWICs with card readers. DHS reported its findings on the pilot to Congress on February 27, 2012. This report assessed the extent to which the results from the TWIC pilot were sufficiently complete, accurate, and reliable for informing Congress and the proposed TWIC card reader rule. Tables. This is a print on demand report.

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