Identity and the election
Will a new president scale back existing projects or add new ones?
We live in a completely different world of government identification initiatives than eight-years ago when George Bush was elected president. The U.S. Department of Defense’s Common Access Card was just getting off the ground. It was the first U.S. agency to choose a smart card for a credential and proved to be the granddaddy of the projects since.
Now the DOD has produced millions of cards, and millions more are expected to be issued to federal employees and contractors because of a Homeland Security Presidential Directive. Another HSPD was signed this summer coordinating the use of biometric screening among government agencies. Legislation also has been passed regarding driver license issuance and identification requirements for border crossings.
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