United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-12-10 monographic deposited born digital 27 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-106 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-106 P0b002ee18037ca7a f:d05106 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-106 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-106 GAO-05-106 Best practices Cost effectiveness analysis Counterterrorism Deep water ports Facility security Harbors Identification cards Identity verification Marine transportation operations National preparedness Planning Schedule slippages Transportation workers Best practices methodology Homeland security TSA Transportation Worker Identification Credential Project Other Written Product A14338 As part of a multilayered effort to strengthen port security, the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002 calls for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue a worker identification card that uses biological metrics, such as fingerprints, to control access to secure areas of ports or ships. Charged with the responsibility for developing this card, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), within DHS, initially planned to issue a Transportation Worker Identification Credential in August 2004 to about 6 million maritime workers. GAO assessed what factors limited TSA's ability to meet its August 2004 target date for issuing cards and what challenges remain for TSA to implement the card. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-106/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-106.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-106/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-106.pdf GAO-05-106 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-106 Other Written Product GAO-05-106; Port Security: Better Planning Needed to Develop and Operate Maritime Worker Identification Card Program; Best practices Cost effectiveness analysis Counterterrorism Deep water ports Facility security Harbors Identification cards Identity verification Marine transportation operations National preparedness Planning Schedule slippages Transportation workers Best practices methodology Homeland security TSA Transportation Worker Identification Credential Project Volume 115 Page 272 Volume 115 Page 597 115 Stat. 272 115 Stat. 597 Volume 116 Page 2064 116 Stat. 2064 Public Law 107-56 Public Law 107-71 Public Law 107-295 Conf. Rept. 108-10 S. Rept. 108-280 Conf. Rept. 108-280 Conf. Rept. 108-774