NAWE's comments on House Homeland Security Committee field hearing on cybersecurity.

The House of Representatives passed HR 3101, Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in our Ports.  How will this assist facility operators to be more effective in their efforts to be cyber secure?

FMC to hold hearings on pending petition regarding detention and demurrage practices.

Suggest discussion of roles and responsibilities for cyber security within the global information space - the internet

NAWE comments on pending authorizing legislation for the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).  NAWE objects to additional FMC authority to seek undefined and potentially invasive reports invoked when members form Agreements to cooperate with other members of the supply chain on such things as port productivity.

I summarize NAWE's position on cyber security in view of recent attacks.

On December 4, the Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group, which was formed as a result of last year’s FAST Act, was supposed to submit its first report to Congress. The report is intended to provide Congress with the Working Group’s recommendations for how to implement a data/statistics collection program at US ports.