TSA Seen Merging TWIC With Background Checks

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he former director of TSA’s hazmat threat assessment program said TSA’s decision to place the Hazmat Threat Assessment and Transportation Worker Identification Credential programs under the same director was a step toward combining them.

TSA spokeswoman Jennifer Marty-Peppin confirmed the programs had been placed under the direction of Stephen Sadler, senior manager of TSA’s credentialing office, but said they would not be combined.

The change was made so that “lessons learned in hazmat [credentialing] areas like enrollment, vetting and adjudication” can be applied to TWIC, Marty-Peppin told Transport Topics.

TWIC is a credentialing program for transportation workers who need access to secure areas of ports, airports and other freight facilities. HTA is a program that conducts fingerprint-based background checks on drivers who haul hazardous materials.

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