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DHS Officials Expect TWIC Reader Rule By Year-End

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

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A final rule to help guide ports around the country on choosing and installing smart card readers to improve security to access to secure locations within a port is expected to be issued by the end of this year, a Coast Guard official told Congress last week. The Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) reader final rule has the personal attention of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Rear Adm. Joseph Servidio, assistant commandant for Preparedness at the Coast Guard, told the…

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