Are Our Nation’s Ports Secure? Examining the Transportation Worker ID Credential Program

Full Committee Hearing
Date:  Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Time:  2:30 PM
Location:  Russell Senate Office Building

USCG Port SecurityWASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today announced a full committee hearing to review the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. The TWIC program is a nationwide ID program intended to address security vulnerabilities within America’s ports by providing government security officials the ability to conduct background checks and verify the identity of transportation workers with access to secure port areas.


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Committee Members

  • John Rockefeller

  • Frank Lautenberg

    Chairman

Opening Remarks

  • John Mica

    Chairman
    U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Testimony

  • John S. Pistole

    Administrator, Transportation Security Administration
    U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Kevin Cook

    Director, Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard
    U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Steve Lord

    Director, Homeland Security and Justice
    Government Accountability Office
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