North Carolina counties New Hanover, Duplin and Orange have joined the list of counties participating in the U.S. Department of Justice and Homeland Security sponsored program called Secure Communities. The program is aimed at identifying and deporting dangerous criminal aliens. The new system now sees arrested foreigners submitting to fingerprints that will be checked against […]

HJP Consulting has successfully completed the testing of the KCOS e-passport, produced by KOMSCO, the national Korean Minting & Security Printing Corporation based in Daejeon, Korea. The travel document was passed the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European Union conformance testing. The KCOS e-passport features basic access control, extended access control and other […]

Gemalto, a developer of security technologies, has announced they will deliver one million additional electronic ID cards for use by citizens of Bahrain. The new shipment is in addition to the original cards supplied by Gemalto when the program began in September 2007. As well as the cards themselves, they will also be offering Bahrain […]

The International Biometrics Group, a systems integration firm, has been contracted by the Maltese Government’s IT firm, Malta Information Technology and Training Services, to assist in the development of the country’s National Identity Management System. The new system will see the implementation of e-passports and e-IDs containing biometric information. The specific roles IBG has played […]

LaserCard Corp., a provider of secure ID solutions, announced receipt of a purchase order of approximately $8 million for the supply of new U.S. Permanent Resident Cards (green cards). The order calls for deliveries to commence in March and be completed by October 2009. The purchase order was received from General Dynamics Information Technology, prime […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the completion of upgrades to the biometric systems installed for the US-VISIT program. One aspect of the new upgrades will see international visitors to the U.S. giving samples of ten fingerprints as opposed to the two the system previously required. The same system upgrades have changed […]

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. was awarded a $5.4 million contract to provide software, services and credential supplies for Paraguay’s new national identification card and passport system. The contract was awarded through L-1’s Biometrics Division and includes solutions from the L-1 Secure Credentialing Division. Paraguay is establishing a new system of personal identification, including adding fingerprints […]