SecureIDNews | Napolitano appointment to impact Real ID?

Monday, December 1, 2008

Arizona is one of roughly a dozen states that have passed legislation saying they would not comply with Real ID. With the nomination of Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to become secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security it raises questions of whether or not it will effect what states have to do with their driver licenses.

In June Napolitano called Real ID an unfunded mandate. She cited a White House estimate that Real ID would cost at least $4 billion to implement. But at that point the federal government has only appropriated $90 million to help Arizona and other states comply with the measure.

And while Arizona was against Real ID, it was one of the states scheduled to start issuing enhanced driver licenses. Washington and New York are issuing EDLs to expedite land border crossings and as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. The IDs have an embedded radio frequency identification tag that can be read from 15 to 20 feet away. The tags transmit an identification number that corresponds to the cardholder’s personal information that is stored in a secure database.

ORC is PIV-I certified for credential issuance

Operational Research Consultants Inc. (ORC), a subsidiary of WidePoint Corp., has been authorized to issue PIV-I as a certified non-federal issuer.

As a non-federal issuer, ORCs identity credentials, issued to government contractors, state and local governments, first responders and health care providers, have additional interoperability for customers who wish to conduct e-government and e-commerce transactions with other entities across the Federal Bridge.

Lumidigm names new CEO

The board of directors for Lumidigm announced the appointment of Mark Shermetaro, a member of the board, to chief executive officer of the company with current CEO and chairman Bob Harbour moving to the position of executive chairman of the board of directors.

First NFC store opens in Tokyo

Japan’s Fukumi Corporation has opened the world’s first physical shop for NFC tags, applications, starter kits and printing and encoding services in Yaesu, Tokyo.

UAE starts online registration for national ID

The Emirates Identity Authority announced the test launch of the registration e-form on its web site for the national ID card. Applicants will be able to avoid lines at registration centers by using the online service to fill ID forms, pay fees and get an appointment for biometric screening, according to TechZone360.com

TSA adds airports for expedited traveler program

Department of Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano and Transportation Security Administration Administrator John S. Pistole announced the expansion of TSA PreCheck, a passenger pre-screening initiative, to additional airports across the country following the program’s success at seven pilot locations.

ThreatMetrix acquires Australian malware protector

California-based cybercrime prevention solution provider ThreatMetrix has acquired Australian-based TrustDefender, a provider of secure browsing technology designed to stop man-in-the-browser attacks and provide malware protection.

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Napolitano appointment to impact Real ID?