TWIC’s Last Hurdle is Scaled
Card reader technology is tested, proven and in use, nationwide. While the maritime industry awaits the Fed’s edict on MTSA, the solution already exists. The Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) requires that individuals needing unescorted access to MTSA-regulated Facilities and Vessels must first obtain a TWIC. To obtain a TWIC Card, an individual must meet certain eligibility requirements and pass a security threat assessment conducted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Individuals are then issued a tamper-resistant credential containing the cardholders biometric fingerprint data, which provides a conclusive link between the card and the individual cardholder. To date, more than 2 million of these credentials have been issued.
New Wireless & Port Security Partnership
Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. partners with Vanguards of Enterprise Ltd. (VOEL) of Trinidad & Tobago. Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. a leader in identity solutions and wireless security systems has entered into the partnership to help market, sell, distribute and install Intellicheck Mobilisa’s wireless, maritime security and intelligent buoy monitoring solutions to Caribbean countries. VOEL will particularly focus on sales of Intellicheck Mobilisa’s Aegeus buoy system to protect the rich natural gas and oil fields situated throughout the Caribbean region. This multi-purpose system is capable of wirelessly connecting to buoys deployed throughout the coastal waters, and has networking capabilities designed to allow the upload and monitoring of data back on shore.
Intellicheck Mobilisa Awarded TWIC Contract
Intellicheck Mobilisa (NYSE Amex: IDN) announced that they were awarded a contract with the Port of New York/New Jersey to supply them with mobile Transportation Worker Identity Credential (TWIC) readers and access control systems to support the Department of Homeland Security TWIC Pilot project. The Transportation Worker Identity Credential, or TWIC, program is a Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Coast Guard initiative that provides tamper-resistant biometric identification cards to port facility workers. TWIC cards have become a mandatory requirement for access to all U.S. ports as of April 15, 2009. The Intellicheck Mobilisa TWIC reader handheld device is used to validate TWIC credentials…
