The Coast Guard will unveil a proposal for TWIC card reader requirements in February, which should hopefully initiate the full implementation of those readers. 

While some see security video as the current fair-haired security solution, well, look again. Today, and into the future, a primary driving force comes wrapped in the concept of identity, credential and access management. It goes way beyond the early days of pioneering Wiegand effect cards, interestingly owned by Echlin, a car parts manufacturer that first used the technology in vehicle distributors.