Monday, March 14, 2005
THE WASHINGTON TIMES March 14, 2005:The September 11 commission's expert on terrorist travel... Janice L. Kephart, counsel to the commission, will tell two Senate subcommittees today, according to prepared testimony obtained by The Washington Times.
"Terrorists will continue to successfully enter the United States, because we still lack adequate technologies; integrated information systems that house biometric travel histories of visitors and immigrants; and specialized training in terrorist travel tactics."
Although she doesn't endorse a specific bill, her strong endorsement of further action on driver's licenses ... comes as House Republicans are putting pressure on the Senate to pass the Real ID Act, which includes provisions ... to set national standards for identification that would be used for federal purposes such as boarding an aircraft.
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