The Belgian government is expanding it’s electronic identification card initiative to include all children under the age of 12. The program consists of a dedicated electronic ID with specific features intended to increase their security in emergency situations. In particular, a special hotline number is printed on the card body of the child’s ID card […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that require all interdicted aliens at sea be screened against Department of Homeland Security biometric watch lists. The legislation was sponsored by U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), member of the House Homeland Security Committee. H.R. 1148 would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to formalize and expand the […]

Increasing violence along the U.S./Mexican border is causing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to increase security, including the doubling of security personnel. But the agency is also sending identification technolgy to the southern border. “We are bolstering technology and resources with a significant increase in our biometric identification deployment,” says DHS Sec. Janet Napolitano […]

Zebra Technologies, a Vernon Hills, Ill.-based printer manufacturer, has launched its QuikCard ID solution, an all-in-one integrated program for entry-level card applications designed for small- to mid-size businesses and colleges and universities. The QuikCard ID system combines the company’s value class printers with card design software and design templates that enable users to design, print […]

Global Rainmakers Inc. introduces two new products, the EyeSwipe and the HCAM. Both products are miniaturized versions of the New York-based company’s HBox technology, performing iris recognition at a distance. Different configurations of the EyeSwipe and HCAM serve different security requirements, ranging from access control in high‐throughput environments – from up to 20 to 30 […]

ActivIdentity Corp., a provider of strong authentication and credential management, announced it has won a tender by West Midlands Police Authority in the UK (WMPA) to deploy a smart card and credential management solution to create secure electronic identities for its 16,000 staff members. West Midlands Police is the second largest police force in the […]

A General Accountability Office report details some serious holes in the U.S. State Department’s passport issuance. A GAO investigator was able to obtain four passport with fake breeder document information. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin spoke with Janice Kephart, director of national security policy at the Center for Immigration Studies and member of the 9/11 […]