The Transportation Security Administration was formed immediately following the tragedies of Sept. 11. TSA is a component of the Department of Homeland Security and is responsible for security of the nation's transportation systems.

With state, local and regional partners, TSA oversees security for the highways, railroads, buses, mass transit systems, ports and the 450 U.S. airports. TSA employs approximately 50,000 people from Alaska to Puerto Rico to ensure your travels – by plane, train, automobile or ferry – are safe and secure.

The Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program is a Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Coast Guard initiative. Below is a link to the TSA TWIC Home Page.

TSA TWIC Enrollment Web Site
TSA TWIC Home Page
TSA TWIC FAQ
TSA TWIC Help Desk: 1-866-DHS-TWIC (1-866-347-8942)

Coast Guard TWIC Web Page
Coast Guard TWIC Help Desk: 1-877-MTSA-AID (1-877-687-2243)
(Press 1 for a TWIC Subject Matter Expert)

TWIC Deployment Web Page

05/19/09 Maritime Exchange Comments to USCG TWIC Docket 2007-28915
Letter

04/24/09 Camden, NJ TWIC Enrollment Center Relocation to Philadelphia
PDF: English - Spanish

04/10/09 Paulsboro, NJ TWIC Enrollment Center Relocation
PDF: English - Spanish

04/01/09 Policy Advisory Council - Policy 07-08 Change 8
TWIC Activation & Fingerprint Reject Impacts - Limited Equivalent Security Measure

03/27/09 Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - TWIC Reader Requirements
PDF
Text doc

03/26/09 Pennsbury Manor, PA TWIC Enrollment Center Relocation to Philadelphia
PDF: English - Spanish

03/26/09 Chester, PA TWIC Enrollment Center Relocation to Philadelphia
PDF: English - Spanish

03/26/09 Camden, NJ TWIC Enrollment Center Relocation to Paulsboro
03/26/09 Notice Cancelled with Relocation to Philadelphia - See 04/24/09 Notice Above
PDF: English - Spanish

03/13/09 Port of Marcus Hook, PA TWIC Enrollment Center Relocation to Philadelphia
PDF: English - Spanish

02/20/09 Policy Advisory Council - Policy 07-08 Change 5
TWIC Activation & Fingerprint Reject Impacts - Limited Equivalent Security Measure

02/03/09 Sector Delaware Bay Temporary Authority to Extend Unescorted Access to Individuals Awaiting Receipt of a Replacement TWIC
MSIB 07-09

(01/28/09) TWIC Information Bulletin:  Agencies Qualifying for “Federal Officials” Exemption
TWIC IB

01/19/09 TWIC Enrollment Center Relocation for Wilmington, DE
PDF: English - Spanish

01/07/09 TWIC Enrollment at New Castle, DE
PDF: English - Spanish

12/15/08 TWIC Reminder Banner
English (Banner size: 30" x 18")

12/12/08 Policy Advisory Council - Policy 07-08 Change 3
TWIC Activation and Fingerprint Reject Impacts - Limited Equivalent Security Measure

12/04/08 Paulsboro, NJ TWIC Enrollment Center Address Clarification
PDF: English - Spanish

11/25/08 Policy Advisory Council - Policy 07-08 Change 2
TWIC Activation and Fingerprint Reject Impacts - Limited Equivalent Security Measure

11/24/08 Policy Advisory Council - Policy 09-08
Bulk Grain, Oil Seed, and Edible Oils Facilities and the Redefinition of Secure Areas

11/14/08 Policy Advisory Council - Policy 08-08
Private, Non-Govermental Emergency Responders Access to Regulated Facilities and Vessels for Mutual Aid Response

11/07/08 Clarification on the Compliance Date for Mariners, Vessels and Outer Continental Shelf Facilities
Mariner Poster (color)
Mariner Poster (black & white)

10/29/08 TWIC Flyer for Truckers
Spanish

10/27/08 Planned Framework for Phased-in COTP Zone Compliance
TWIC Compliance Framework 10-27-08 ( PDF)

10/25/08 TWIC Location Clarifications for Camden, NJ; Chester, PA; and Marcus Hook, PA
Camden, NJ PDF: English - Spanish
Chester, PA PDF: English -Spanish
Marcus Hook, PA PDF: English - Spanish

10/16/08 Sector Delaware Bay Pre-Enforcement Compliance Meeting
TWIC Compliance Port Briefing
Delaware Bay Enrollment Metrics

10/10/08 Policy Advisory Council - Policy 06-08
TWIC Applicants with Rejected Fingerprints

10/10/08 New Hire Provisions of TWIC Regulations
PDF

10/08/08 Wilmington, DE TWIC Enrollment Center - New Hours of Operation
PDF: English - Spanish

09/30/08 Policy Advisory Council - Policy 05-08
TWIC Requirements and Rail Access into Secure Areas

09/17/08 GAO TWIC Testimony

09/09/08 TWIC Compliance Port Brief
PDF

Enforcement Flyers and Pocket Cards
Enforcement_12-30_BW_FINAL.pdf
Enforcement_12-30_Pocketcard_FINAL.pdf
Enforcement_12-30_FINAL.pdf
Enforcement_12-30_Pocketcard_BW_FINAL.pdf

09/09/08 Sector Delaware Bay TWIC Compliance Begins December 30, 2008
MSIB 11-08

08/28/08 Owners and operators of facilities located within Captain of the Port Zones Baltimore, Delaware Bay, Mobile, Lower Mississippi River, Ohio Valley, Pittsburgh, and San Diego must implement access control procedures utilizing TWIC no later than December 30, 2008
Notice of Compliance

 08/26/08 Planned Framework for Phased-in COTP Zone Compliance
TWIC Compliance Framework 8-26-08 (PDF)

08/06/08 TWIC Enrollment at Camden, NJ relocates effective August 11, 2008
PDF: English - Spanish

07/31/08 TWIC Outreach Flyer for Truck Drivers
Keep on Truckin Flyer

07/30/08  Delaware River TWIC Working Group Conference Call
Meeting Notes (DOC)
Sample TWIC Driver Survey (DOC)
Sample TWIC Contractor Report Card (DOC)

07/30/08  NMSAC Recommendations to DHS on TWIC
PDF

07/17/08 TSA Training for Escorts FAQ
FAQ

07/03/08 TWIC Framework for Expected Compliance Dates
PDF

06/23/08 TWIC Enrollment Centers by COTP Zone
Word Doc
PDF

06/11/08 TWIC Enrollment at Camden, NJ will Begin on June 12, 2008
TWIC is Coming to Camden - PDF: English - Spanish

05/23/08 TWIC Enrollment at Chester, PA will Begin on June 18, 2008
TWIC is Coming to Chester - PDF: English - Spanish
Pre-enrollment Instructions - PDF: English - Spanish
Chester Enrollment is Here - PDF: English - Spanish

05/23/08 TWIC Enrollment at Paulsboro, New Jersey will Begin on May 29, 2008
TWIC Is Coming to Paulsboro - PDF English
You need a TWIC - PDF Spanish

05/12/08 Listing of TWIC Enrollments by Occupation
Total Enrollments

05/09/08 TWIC Enrollment at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania will Begin on May 21, 2008

TWIC pre-enrollment is now open for the Port of Marcus Hook, PA and enrollment will begin there on May 21, 2008.  Additional information, including an enrollment center address and hours of operation, will follow before enrollment begins.

TWIC is Coming to Marcus Hook - PDF: English - Spanish
Pre-enrollment Instructions - PDF: English - Spanish

05/02/08 DHS Realigns TWIC Compliance Date

The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the final compliance date for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program will be April 15, 2009, which reflects a realignment of the Sept. 25, 2008 compliance date set in the final rule. The seven month extension is a direct result of collaboration with port officials and industry, and realigns the enrollment period with the original intent of the TWIC final rule.
Full Press Release (pdf)

05/07/08 TWIC Final Rule Extension of Compliance to 04/15/09
Federal Register Notice (pdf)
Federal Register Notice (mht)

03/12/08 TWIC Final Rule Amendment Adds the E-2 Visa as One of the Permissible Visa Categories for TWIC Applicants
Federal Register Notice

02/18/08 TWIC Mobile Enrollment Site Requirements Final

01/23/08 Wilmington, DE New TWIC Enrollment Information

The hours of operation for the Port of Wilmington, DE have changed to Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:30 pm.
New TWIC Enrollment Information

12/13/07 Stakeholder Requests Bulk Payments at Mobile or Fixed Sites

Lockheed Martin’s policies for bulk payment for TWIC applicants. The bulk payment option is provided to give stakeholders additional flexibility in how they purchase TWIC credentials for applicants within their organizations.

12/10/07
TWIC Appeal-Waiver Enclosure
Sample Initial Determination of Threat Assessment Immigration
Sample Initial Determination of Threat Assessment Convictions

12/06/07 TWIC enrollment at the Port of Philadelphia begins on December 13, 2007. View the flyers below regarding information on the enrollment center location and hours of operation
Philadelphia Enrollment is Here: English
You need a TWIC: Spanish

12/05/07 TSCC Meeting Update

12/05/07 Stakeholder Requests for Hosted Mobile Enrollment Sites Procedures and Requirements

11/26/07 TWIC Enrollment at the Port of Philadelphia will Begin on December 13, 2007
TWIC is Comming to Philadelphia. PDF: English - Spanish
Pre-enrollment Instructions. PDF: English - Spanish

11/19/07 TWIC Reader Pilot Vendor Day Presentations
01/24/08 Vendor Day Meeting Summary
Card Application and Reader Presentation
TWIC Vendor Day Scenarios
SAFE Port Act - Pilot Status v0
TWIC Pilot Overview

11/08/07 TWIC Meeting Notice

The US Coast Guard issued a notice stating that it and the TSA will host a public meeting in Washington, DC on November 19 to discuss the TWIC reader hardware and card application specification.
Federal Register Notice

10/30/07 TWIC Quarterly Deployment Plan
TWIC Deployment Plan as of 10/30/07

10/09/07 TWIC Enrollment in Wilmington, DE Will Begin on October 16, 2007

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued this notice of the dates for the beginning of the initial enrollment for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) for the Port of Wilmington, in Wilmington, DE.
Federal Register Notice

10/04/07 Communications Materials
TWIC Flyers
TWIC Is Coming
You Need A TWIC
TWIC Pre-Enrollment
TWIC Placement Update
TWIC Quick Reference Guide

10/03/07 Initial Rollout Press Release

10/02/07 TSA Public Affairs Guidance
Includes Q&A on TWIC Program Status

10/02/07 TWIC FAQ Version 3

09/28/07 TWIC Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard), issued this final rule to amend provisions of its previously issued final rule, to allow for greater participation in the TWIC program and codify final fees to obtain a TWIC.
Final Rule (PDF)

TWIC Secure Area Re-Definition Checklist

09/27/07 Updated List of Enrollment Center Port Locations

9/20/07 Final Reader Specification
Federal Register Notice

9/14/07 TWIC Small Business Guides
TWIC Small Entity Guide for Owners & Operators
TWIC Small Entity Guide for Applicants

8/27/07 Sector Delaware Bay TWIC Brief/Presentations
USCG NVIC Summary
TWIC Enrollment Brief
TWIC Placemat Update

07/18/07 TWIC Communications Materials
Pre-enroll for a TWIC
Quick Reference Guide
06/06/07 TWIC Enrollment Port Brief
TWIC is Coming!
TWIC Placemat Update
You Need a TWIC

07/13/07 TWIC Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard), issues this final rule to extend compliance dates for the redesignation of secure areas. The Coast Guard is delaying the date by which facilities wishing to redefine their secure areas must submit an amendment to their facility security plan. Amendments to facility security plans are now due by September 4, 2007.
Final Rule (PDF)

07/02/07 Guidance for the Implementation of the TWIC Program - NVIC #03-07

05/17/2007 Initial Adjudication & Appeal Presentation

04/30/07 DRAFT Appeal-Waiver Guidelines

04/30/07 TWIC Threat Assessment Redress Process Brief

04/27/07 TWIC Enrollment Site List

03/26/07 Federal Register - TWIC Final Rule Corrections
Fed Reg (Text)
Fed Reg (PDF)

03/20/07 Federal Register - Rule Establish Standard TWIC User Fee
Full Rule

03/19/07 Federal Register Confirmation of Effective Date

The Coast Guard issued a confirmation of effective date; approval of new Collection of Information (COI) requiring vessel and facility owners and operators wishing to grant unescorted access to a new hire prior to receipt of a TWIC to enter the new employee information into a CG owned and maintained web site.
Full Notice

03/16/07 Federal Register - Request for Comments

The Coast Guard announced the availability of a draft Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) biometric reader specification and a draft TWIC contactless smart card application. These draft documents have been recommended to the Coast Guard by the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee. The CG requests your comments on these draft recommended specifications, and on specific questions found at the end of the notice. Comments and related material must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before March 30, 2007.
Full Notice

03/28/07 MEX Summary of TWIC Presentation

03/07/07 Presentations from FSO TWIC Outreach Meeting
How TWIC Affects Your Facility Security Plan (FSP)
TWIC Identity Verification Documents
Knowledge Requirements
Special Provisions
TWIC Final Rule Brief-Public
TWIC Enforcement
TWIC and Access Control
TWIC Secure Area

02/07/07 TSA Makes Final Rule Corrections
Download Federal Register Notice

01/29/07 TSA Awards TWIC Contract to Lockheed Martin
TSA Press Release

02/07/07 MEX Summary of TWIC Rule

01/25/07 Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver’s License - Final Rule; Request for Comments

With this final rule, the Coast Guard amends its regulations on vessel and facility security to require the use of the TWIC as an access control measure. The Coast Guard also amends its merchant mariner regulations to incorporate the requirement to obtain a TWIC. This final rule does not include the card reader requirements for owners and operators set forth in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued in this matter on May 22, 2006. Such requirements will be addressed in a future rulemaking. Although the card reader requirements are not being implemented at this time, the Coast Guard will institute periodic unannounced checks to confirm the identity of the holder of the TWIC.
Final Rule (Text)
Final Rule (PDF)

1/25/07 Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Consolidation of Merchant Mariner Qualification Credentials

The Coast Guard issued this Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) for the Consolidation of Merchant Mariner Qualification Credentials rulemaking project to amend its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published in May 2006. The purpose of this SNPRM is to address comments received from the public on the NPRM, revise the proposed rule based on those comments, and provide the public with an additional opportunity to comment on the proposed revisions. This revised proposed rule would work in tandem with the joint final rule published by the Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published elsewhere in today's Federal Register entitled ``Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License''. Comments and related material must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before April 25, 2007.
Full SNPRM

01/10/07 TWIC DRAFT NVIC For Comment

USCG issued a DRAFT Navigation and Vessel Inspection guidance for the implementation of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program in the maritime sector.
Full Draft NVIC

01/03/07 DHS Issues Credentialing Rule
Press Release
Text of Rulemaking
Summary of Significant Changes Between May 22, 2006 NPRM and This Final Rule

12/29/06 TWIC Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy PDF

10/23/06 GAO Report on TWIC: DHS Should Address Key Challenges before Implementing the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program

DHS and industry stakeholders face three major challenges in addressing problems identified during TWIC program testing and ensuring that key components of the TWIC program can work effectively in the maritime sector.

• Enrolling workers and issuing TWIC cards in a timely manner to a significantly larger population of workers than was done during testing of the TWIC program.

• Ensuring that the TWIC technology, such as biometric card readers, works effectively in the maritime sector. TSA has obtained limited information on the use of biometric readers in the maritime sector because most facilities that tested the TWIC program did not use these types of readers.

• Balancing the added security components of the TWIC program with the potential impact that the program could have on the flow of maritime commerce.
Download GAO Report

08/21/06 TWIC Proposed Rule; Notice of Comment
From the Federal Register: August 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 161)

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License
Download Federal Register Notice

06/16/06 Maritime Exchange TWIC Comments on TSA and USCG Dockets
Maritime Exchange Comments to TSA Docket TSA-2006-24191
Maritime Exchange Comments to USCG Docket USGC-2006-24196

06/12/06 Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Updates
TWIC Overview Brief 2.0 May 2006 (PDF)
Potential List of Enrollment Centers (PDF)
TWIC FAQ (PDF)

06/02/06 TWIC and Consolidation of Merchant Mariners Qualification Credentials Public Meeting Presentation
Download Presentation

06/01/06 Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and Consolidation of Merchant Mariners Qualification Credentials Guidelines
Download Guide

05/22/06 TWIC Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver’s License

This is a notice of proposed rulemaking by the Department of Homeland Security, specifically by the Transportation Security Administration and the United States Coast Guard. If promulgated, this rule would implement the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program in the maritime sector. Under this program, merchant mariners holding an active License, Merchant Mariner Document, or Certificate of Registry and workers who require unescorted access to secure areas at maritime facilities or on vessels must undergo a security threat assessment, and, if found to not pose a security threat, obtain a transportation Worker Identification Credential. Persons without Transportation Worker Identification Credentials will not be granted unescorted access to secure areas at affected maritime facilities or on vessels.
Download Full Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

05/10/06 DHS Issues Proposed Rulemakings for Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Merchant Mariner Credential

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the U.S. Coast Guard today took another step toward the implementation of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) by approving proposed regulations for a biometric-based identification credential for port workers. The notice of proposed rulemaking will be published in the Federal Register in the coming days and lays out specific details on the program. The public will have forty-five days to comment and four
public meetings will be hosted by TSA and Coast Guard to solicit public input.
(Download full press release as PDF)
(DRAFT Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for TWIC implementation)

04/28/06 Coast Guard Issued Notice of Acceptable Identification Credentials
Full Notice

04/05/06 National Maritime Security Advisory Council Credentialing Work Group Minutes of February 23, 2006 Teleconference

The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) Credentialing Work Group (CWG) met via teleconference on 23 February 2006, to get updated on the regulations being written by the Coast Guard (CG) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regarding the development of a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) for the maritime sector. Executive Director, Captain Frank Sturm, called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. The minutes are a synopsis of the teleconference.
(Download minutes as PDF)

02/09/06 TSA/TWIC Open Issues
(Download as PDF)

05/06/05 National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) Approves TWIC Recommendations
(Download as PDF)

03/29/05 TWIC Sponsorship Information

• How to Become a Sponsor (PDF)
• Sponsoring a Batch of Workers via CSV file instructions (PDF)
• CSV Upload File Template (XLS)

December 2004 GAO Report: Better Planning Needed to Develop and Operate Maritime Worker Identification Card Program  
 (Download as PDF)

TWIC Stakeholder Brief X3.4 July 04 
 (Download as PDF)