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Port Workers to Undergo Background Checks
WASHINGTON (AP) - Answering criticism about security gaps at U.S. seaports, the Bush
administration said Tuesday it will conduct background checks on an
estimated 400,000 port workers to ensure they do not pose a terrorist
threat.
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Names of employees who work in the most sensitive areas of ports will be matched against government terror watch lists and immigration databases, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said. Additionally, the Homeland Security Department will issue tamper-free identification cards to roughly 750,000 workers—including truckers and rail employees—who have unrestricted assess to ports.
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