Port security enrollment – March 2008
March 5, 2008 by Akiva
Filed under Port Security
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced that enrollment in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program will begin at 10 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 [...]
Department of Homeland Security increased funding for port security
February 3, 2008 by Akiva
Filed under Maritime Security, Port Security
Department of Homeland Security announced February 1, 2008 the details for 14 different grant programs for the fiscal year 2008. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff noted that port security funding this year increased by $76 million to a total of almost $390 million. Among the top tier ports were Delaware Bay, Houston-Galveston, Los Angeles-Long [...]
DHS Small Vessel Security Report
January 31, 2008 by Akiva
Filed under Maritime Security Policy Papers
America’s waterways are avenues for a vast range of commercial and recreational pursuits. They are the nation’s largest borders and have an important place in our thinking about U.S. homeland security, as the ports, waterways, and coastal areas provide strong measures of value, pleasure, and vulnerability. Thus, national policy and a broad range of public [...]