Coast Guard: TWIC Card Reader Rule Due in Feburary
The Coast Guard will unveil a proposal for requirements for electronic Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card readers in February, according to a regulatory update published as part of an overview of upcoming federal actions, Fierce Homeland Security reports.
Although the TSA has since 2007 required port and ship workers to carry TWIC cards, the federal rule electronic card readers has been slow in coming: The cards have mainly been used as expensive flash passes, the article says. A Coast Guard official estimated in March 2012 that full implementation of card readers will require two years after finalization of the regulation regarding their use.