New NSTIC pilots announced
$15.5 million awarded for pilots to help states, students and patients
Login.Gov replacing Connect.Gov
GSA using facility-specific ID badges
Report find badges that are ‘unsecure, unregulated’
White House doubles down on PIV, PKI, strong citizen ID
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26 May, 20202020 Women in Biometrics Award winner: Jeni Best, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief
Newly out of college, Jeni Best was working for a Texas probation department when a co-worker needed some moral support. “My office mate made me go take the immigration test with him because he didn’t want to go by himself,” Best says, “and I, within six months, was offered a position with the INS (US […]
26 May, 2020Secure Technology Alliance mDLConnection launches as mobile driver’s license resource
If you are looking for a resource to help you keep up with the rapidly advancing rollout of mobile driver’s licenses in the U.S., the Secure Technology Alliance mDLConnection is a great place to start. The online educational hub, mDLConnection.com, is a website designed to inform the U.S. market on the technology and the status […]
22 May, 20202020 Women in Biometrics Award winner: Annet Steenbergen, Government of Aruba
Annet Steenbergen is the co-founder/initiator of the Aruba Happy Flow biometric border control project for the Government of Aruba. The journey to Happy Flow began 25 years ago when she stumbled into a job with the Dutch Immigration Naturalization Service. “Before long, I worked mostly in border management and border management policy,” Steenbergen says. “I […]
18 May, 20202020 Women in Biometrics Award winner: Mei Ngan, NIST
Face morphing, where an attacker merges photos of two people into a single image, is a specialty of Mei Ngan, Computer Scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and leader in morph detection. “If that image gets onto an identity credential such as a passport, it can be used by both people because modern […]
11 May, 2020New Ukraine Diia digital ID is a hit with citizens
The “Diia” mobile app, launched early this year, is already proving popular among citizens, especially when it comes to digital drivers’ licenses.
21 Apr, 2020Free webinar series from ColorID explores credential and identity tech
Looking to stay engaged and take advantage of some free ID tech education while working from home? If so, consider participating in ColorID’s webinar series, “Forum on Credential & Identity Security.” The series includes three 45-60 minute sessions that are presented at two different timeslots to accommodate different schedules. “COVID-19 has cancelled so many in-person […]
31 Mar, 2020Chinese facial recognition technology makes play for global acceptance
The country, already a world leader in facial recognition, is requiring the technology for new mobile phone accounts, and seeking to take the lead on global standards that help govern the technology.
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