<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Maritime Protective Services</title>
	<atom:link href="http://mpsint.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://mpsint.com</link>
	<description>Maritime Transportation Security News &#38; Views</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:43:41 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>NMSAC May 2012 Meeting – Part 2</title>
		<link>http://mpsint.com/2012/05/17/nmsac-may-2012-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://mpsint.com/2012/05/17/nmsac-may-2012-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. W. Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Transportation Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information Sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Domain Awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meetings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NMSAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NMSAC Meeting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpsint.com/?p=1167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) met on the morning of May 16th to conclude its May 2012 meeting.  This session was devoted almost exclusively to Information Sharing, after first passing the Detain on Board Resolution held over from &#8230; <a href="http://mpsint.com/2012/05/17/nmsac-may-2012-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mpsint.com/2012/05/17/nmsac-may-2012-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>NMSAC May 2012 Meeting &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://mpsint.com/2012/05/16/1152/</link>
		<comments>http://mpsint.com/2012/05/16/1152/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. W. Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Transportation Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Port Security Grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seafarer Shore Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TWIC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpsint.com/?p=1152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) convened the open portion of its spring meeting at 1:00PM, May 15, 2012.  Agenda topics for this afternoon session included: National Supply Chain Security; Transport Canada/USCG Regulatory Harmonization; Port Security Grants and TWIC &#8230; <a href="http://mpsint.com/2012/05/16/1152/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mpsint.com/2012/05/16/1152/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>NMSAC to Meet May 15-16</title>
		<link>http://mpsint.com/2012/04/30/nmsac-to-meet-may-15-16/</link>
		<comments>http://mpsint.com/2012/04/30/nmsac-to-meet-may-15-16/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 01:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. W. Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Transportation Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TWIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meetings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NMSAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NMSAC Meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Port Security Grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seafarer Shore Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supply Chain Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USCG]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpsint.com/?p=1137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 5/11/12: Post changed to correct the Maritime Security Advisory Committee meeting site to Arlington, VA. UPDATE 5/1/12: The Meeting Notice has been published at 77 Federal Register page 25721 and is also available online. The May 1st issue of &#8230; <a href="http://mpsint.com/2012/04/30/nmsac-to-meet-may-15-16/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mpsint.com/2012/04/30/nmsac-to-meet-may-15-16/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Two Recent TWIC Program Developments</title>
		<link>http://mpsint.com/2012/04/23/two-recent-twic-program-developments/</link>
		<comments>http://mpsint.com/2012/04/23/two-recent-twic-program-developments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. W. Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Transportation Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TWIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpsint.com/?p=1107</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two recent developments affect everyone’s favorite (if only to hate) US maritime transportation security feature, the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Program.  Of particular interest to those who will need to renew their TWICs later this year and beyond, the &#8230; <a href="http://mpsint.com/2012/04/23/two-recent-twic-program-developments/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mpsint.com/2012/04/23/two-recent-twic-program-developments/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>DHS Issues Long-Awaited TWIC Reader Report</title>
		<link>http://mpsint.com/2012/03/09/dhs-issues-long-awaited-twic-reader-report/</link>
		<comments>http://mpsint.com/2012/03/09/dhs-issues-long-awaited-twic-reader-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. W. Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Transportation Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TWIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpsint.com/?p=1103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The maritime industry’s implementation of TWIC readers will be a lot more complicated than simply hanging some machines at the entry points of vessels and facilities regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002.  That’s one thing that’s &#8230; <a href="http://mpsint.com/2012/03/09/dhs-issues-long-awaited-twic-reader-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mpsint.com/2012/03/09/dhs-issues-long-awaited-twic-reader-report/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Results of the January 2012 NMSAC Meeting – Part III</title>
		<link>http://mpsint.com/2012/02/24/results-of-the-january-2012-nmsac-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-iii/</link>
		<comments>http://mpsint.com/2012/02/24/results-of-the-january-2012-nmsac-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-iii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. W. Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Transportation Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Port Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TWIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Counter-Terrorism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Terrorism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meetings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NMSAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NMSAC Meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supply Chain Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USCG]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpsint.com/?p=1088</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally, here’s the post covering the third session of the January 2012 meeting of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC). Three topics&#8211;Underwater Terrorism Preparedness, the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Program, and the Global Supply Chain Security Initiative&#8211;were covered at &#8230; <a href="http://mpsint.com/2012/02/24/results-of-the-january-2012-nmsac-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-iii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mpsint.com/2012/02/24/results-of-the-january-2012-nmsac-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-iii/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Recent USCG Counter-Piracy Documents</title>
		<link>http://mpsint.com/2012/02/16/recent-uscg-counter-piracy-documents/</link>
		<comments>http://mpsint.com/2012/02/16/recent-uscg-counter-piracy-documents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. W. Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Transportation Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Counter-Piracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Piracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Piracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USCG]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpsint.com/?p=1086</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So far this year the US Coast Guard has issued two revised documents material to the struggle against maritime piracy.  One is the latest version of the applicable Maritime Security Directive; the other provides updated information regarding the policies of &#8230; <a href="http://mpsint.com/2012/02/16/recent-uscg-counter-piracy-documents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mpsint.com/2012/02/16/recent-uscg-counter-piracy-documents/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>TWICs Will Cost a Little Less</title>
		<link>http://mpsint.com/2012/01/31/twics-will-cost-a-little-less/</link>
		<comments>http://mpsint.com/2012/01/31/twics-will-cost-a-little-less/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. W. Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Transportation Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TWIC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpsint.com/?p=1084</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has, without fanfare, updated its website with the “Latest News” that the cost to get a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) will drop slightly, as of March 19, 2012. At that time, the price of &#8230; <a href="http://mpsint.com/2012/01/31/twics-will-cost-a-little-less/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mpsint.com/2012/01/31/twics-will-cost-a-little-less/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Results of the January 2012 NMSAC Meeting – Part II</title>
		<link>http://mpsint.com/2012/01/30/results-of-the-january-2012-nmsac-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://mpsint.com/2012/01/30/results-of-the-january-2012-nmsac-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. W. Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Transportation Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Port Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDCs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meetings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NMSAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NMSAC Meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Port Security Grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USCG]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpsint.com/?p=1082</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This post covers the second session of the January 2012 meeting of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (MMSAC).  This session, on the afternoon of January 18th, had two topics:  a discussion of the Certain Dangerous Cargo Security Initiative and &#8230; <a href="http://mpsint.com/2012/01/30/results-of-the-january-2012-nmsac-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mpsint.com/2012/01/30/results-of-the-january-2012-nmsac-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-ii/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Results of the January 2012 NMSAC Meeting – Part I</title>
		<link>http://mpsint.com/2012/01/20/results-of-the-january-2012-nmsac-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-i/</link>
		<comments>http://mpsint.com/2012/01/20/results-of-the-january-2012-nmsac-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-i/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. W. Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Transportation Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTSA Regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NMSAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NMSAC Meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpsint.com/?p=1075</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first morning session of the January meeting of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) opened with a lengthy Welcome/Farewell Address by NMSAC sponsor, short remarks by the Committee’s Executive Director, and what was labeled a discussion of requirements &#8230; <a href="http://mpsint.com/2012/01/20/results-of-the-january-2012-nmsac-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://mpsint.com/2012/01/20/results-of-the-january-2012-nmsac-meeting-%e2%80%93-part-i/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

