HID Global’s naviGO software version 1.37 has received the highest possible rating, an A, from Veracode, a company that tests software for security vulnerabilities. This rating, says HID, means that naviGO has been evaluated against industry-standard benchmarks such as the common weakness enumeration, common vulnerability scoring system, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology […]

ImageWare Systems, a biometric solutions provider, has announced that it has been awarded a contract covering 18 months and $12 million for an unspecified government’s border management needs. The company has already begun work on the order which involves the deployment of ImageWare’s Biometric Border Management software suite. The system works by enrolling a user’s […]

The General Services Administration will unveil Central Certificate Validator program that will of perform certificate path discovery and validation (PD-VAL) in compliance with RFC 5280 in support of PKI-based authentication mechanisms described in FIPS 201. The proof-of-concept of the Central Certificate Validator will be demonstrated to agencies, suppliers and other interested parties on July 21 […]

New legislation has been submitted in the U.S. Senate that would roll back parts of the REAL ID Act, including the identity vetting portion. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin spoke with Janice Kephart, a member of the 9/11 Commission and director of national security policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, about the proposed law. […]

Dates: October 28 – 30, 2009 Location: Washington, DC Venue: Washington Convention Center URL: http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/activities-next-conference Contact: info@smartcardalliance.org Description: Join the Year’s Largest Government Smart Card Forum: The Smart Card Alliance’s Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference continued its growth trend in 2008, reflecting the rapid expansion of government identity and security initiatives. These initiatives have […]

Precise Biometrics, a biometrics solutions developer, has received an order for $226,000 for their Match-On-Card products and services for government employees in the Middle East. The order is in addition to previous order from the same customer and involves both an additional 200 Precise Match-On Card readers and additional licenses for software. The Match-On-Card system […]