ODIN Technologies has been selected by Unisys as its lead RFID deployment partner for the Department of Homeland Security Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative contract. Unisys was awarded the $62 million contract in January. The Customs and Border Protection division of Homeland Security plans to combine RFID applications with License Plate Recognition technology to improve security […]

This is the question being asked by Jeremy Grant, senior vice president and identity solutions analyst at the Stanford Group Company. There are many projects underway, Real ID, the FBI’s Next Generation Identification program, the Passport Card, the DOD’s Automated Biometric Identification System, are just a few. The Airport Credential Interoperability Specification may be one […]

An audit by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Inspector General’s office shows that the agency is not complying the HSPD-12 and FIPS 201. The White House Office of Management and Budget and the President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency requested the audit. The report shows that the DOD is lacking in six specific areas with […]

The Regional Transport Authority of Hyderabad, India, has announced plans to monitor its driving test tracks with an RFID-enabled system designed to automate testing for driver licenses. The new system will be tested in a pilot program at one of the RTA’s three test tracks. The Nagole track will be equipped with a set of […]

Sagem Morpho Inc. introduced the MorphoAccess 521 TWIC biometric reader, a smart card access device to meet Transportation Security Administration implementation requirements for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program. The MA521 TWIC is designed to read encrypted biometric data, such as a digital fingerprint, perform the match to the cardholder and perform an active card […]

By cross checking biometric data obtained with new biometric visa applications with police databases the UK Visas Agency has been able to identify and help detain wanted criminals in other countries, according to a Computing.com article. While there are some snags due to partial prints and poor quality prints in old police databases, within the […]

ASK announced that its SPID inlay has passed the ICAO PIRA International tests. PIRA’s independent laboratories have built up a range of chemical, physical and security testing services and in 2005 expanded these into testing of electronic identification devices. ASK had requested third-party endorsement that e-passports met and exceeded the durability standards defined by the […]