CoreStreet PIVMAN for TWIC
MTSA and TWIC Background
One of the significant developments for facilities regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) is the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and how it impacts access control at these facilities. The CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution brings to market a range of TWIC solutions from the ability to TWIC- enable an existing Physical Access Control System (PACS) to a simple TWIC compliant solution for facilities without electronic access control. The solution allows the more than three thousand facilities affected by TWIC to address compliance issues.
As a new technology, TWIC is a game changer for many facilities and the TWIC program is generating a great deal of confusion for Port Authorities. TWIC is a new and uniform credential issued by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) with enforcement of TWIC regulations performed by the US Coast Guard (USCG). The deadline for issuance of TWIC Cards for all US facilities is April 15, 2009. TWICs are issued to all workers who require unescorted access to secure areas of maritime facilities and vessels and to all U.S. credentialed mariners.
In particular, there is confusion about how the TWIC card can be read and how the three existing USCG Maritime Security (MARSEC) levels map to 4 reader levels found in the TWIC reader specification. With the CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution, port authorities do not have to worry about any of these issues. The product is TWIC compliant today and, as a software solution, will remain so going forward through simple software updates without requiring new hardware investments.
Of the nearly 2500 facility inspection deficiencies reported by the USCG in a February 2008 report by the General Accounting Office, over 40% can be addressed by the CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution. The CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution allows a facility to quickly and easily verify a TWIC cardholder for unescorted access and provides audit records for USCG audit requirements. As such the solution delivers a simple path to achieve compliance with TWIC regulations.
The CoreStreet PIVMAN Client software has been certified by the TSA on several Windows-based handheld devices. Because the CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution is in its 3rd release and has been deployed to some of the most security conscious customers, MTSA regulated facilities can rest assured that the solution is tested and ready for day-to-day operations. Consider the CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution your "insurance policy" so you don't have to worry about TWIC but instead can focus on your day-today operational duties.
