TWIC Pilot Test
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC™)
Latest News!
• Click here for information on enrollment center closings due to Hurricane Ike.
• Week of 9/15: An enrollment center opens on September 17, 2008 in Saipan.
• When do I need my TWIC? Click here
• Click here for the latest information on the national compliance framework for the TWIC program.
• Click here for the latest press release announcing a compliance date of Jan. 13, 2009 for Coast Guard Captain of the Port Zones of Hampton Roads, Va., Morgan City and New Orleans, La., Upper Mississippi River, and Miami, Key West and St. Petersburg, Fla.
• The TWIC Help Desk can now be contacted via email. Click here to send along your inquiry or issue.
• Click here for an 'Informational Bulletin' in response to a number of inquiries concerning TWIC requirements and the comparability between TWIC and Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME).
Click here for the Broad Agency Announcement for TWIC Reader Pilot Initial Capability Evaluation.
The TWIC Reader Hardware and Card Application Specification details the behavior at the card interface of the TWIC card application as well as the requirements for TWIC readers, both fixed and portable, to be used with the TWIC program. Once readers are available and independently tested for compliance with this specification, TSA will deploy card readers at test sites early in calendar year 2008. Upon the completion of these testing efforts, a final test report will be published.
As required under the SAFE Ports Act, DHS will implement final reader requirements through a rulemaking process. The data obtained during the pilot test will be taken into consideration in the TWIC reader regulation.
Click here for frequently asked questions on the TWIC Pilot Program.
