DHS/TSA/PIA-012 - Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Program

October 5, 2007. TSA published a joint Final Rule with the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) to implement a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program to provide a biometric credential that can be used to confirm the identity of workers in the national transportation system. TSA will conduct a security threat assessment and criminal history record check before issuing the credential.

Associated SORN:

• DHS/TSA 002, Transportation Security Threat Assessment System