Port security enrollment - February 2008

Posted by Akiva

January 25, 2008

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced that enrollment in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program will begin at 13 more locations in the coming weeks. This program ensures that any individual who has unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities and vessels has received a thorough background check and is not a known security threat. TSA released specific dates for the following ports:

Vicksburg, Miss. (Jan. 31, 2008)
Muskegon, Mich. (Jan. 31, 2008)
Miami, Fla. (Jan. 31, 2008)
Ashtabula, Ohio (Feb. 6, 2008)
Everett, Wash. (Feb. 6, 2008)
Louisville, Ky. (Feb. 6, 2008)
Nashville, Tenn. (Feb. 8, 2008)
Oswego, N.Y. (Feb. 8, 2008)
Port Everglades, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2008)
LaPlata, Md. (Feb. 13, 2008)
Portland, Maine (Feb. 13, 2008)
Lorain, Ohio (Feb. 20, 2008)
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. (Feb. 21, 2008)

Workers at these ports are able to pre-enroll for TWIC on the TSA Web site. Pre-enrollment is intended to speed up the process by allowing workers to provide biographic information and schedule an appointment to complete the in-person enrollment process.

Click here for the dates for the Port security of January 2008