| Office of Public Affairs U.S. Coast Guard |
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| Press Release |
Date: Oct. 12, 2007
Contact: A. Hirsch |
MEDIA ADVISORY: TRADE MEDIA TELECONFERENCE
ON START OF TWIC ENROLLMENT
On Tuesday, Oct. 16, port workers, longshoremen, truckers and others at the Port of Wilmington, Del., will become the first workers in the nation to enroll in the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. The program's goal is to ensure that any individual who has unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities and vessels has received a thorough background check and is not a security threat.
Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Coast Guard and Port of Wilmington will host an on-the-record teleconference on Monday for select trade media to discuss the start of the program.
B-roll and photos of the enrollment center and the Port of Wilmington are available at http://cgvi.uscg.mil (keyword: TWIC Launch Wilmington).
WHO: Maurine Fanguy, TWIC program director, TSA
Capt. Mark O'Malley, Coast Guard Office of Port and Facility Activities
Gene Bailey, executive director, Port of Wilmington
WHAT: On-the-record teleconference on start of TWIC enrollment
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 15 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. EDT
For teleconference call-in information, please RSVP to Angela Hirsch at angela.h.hirsch@uscg.mil or call 202-841-9651 by 9:00 a.m. Monday, Oct. 15.
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The U.S. Coast Guard is a military, maritime, multi-mission service within the
Department of Homeland Security dedicated to protecting the safety and security of America.
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