Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Port ID program may compromise security: senator

Port ID program may compromise security: senator | Reuters

NEW YORK | Tue May 10, 2011 7:22pm EDT

(Reuters) - A federal investigation has found serious problems with the worker identification program at U.S. ports that could compromise security, a U.S. senator from New Jersey said on Tuesday.

Senator Frank Lautenberg, a Democrat, released a Government Accountability Office report that said investigators were able to obtain fraudulent Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) and gain access to secure port facilities.

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