Still no plan of IDs at port

More than 15,000 people have signed up for a federal security card permitting access to sensitive areas of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach since enrollment opened nearly four months ago, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Art Marroquin at the Daily News.

While federal officials say local enrollment figures are "on pace," critics of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program argue that registration is moving along at a snail's pace.

Steep enrollment fees, a lack of accessible registration centers and poor planning on the part of federal authorities were cited as the leading reasons for the poor turnout so far, according to port executives and union leaders.