L-1 Identity Solutions has selected the Datacard SP75 Plus card printer for use in the Illinois driver license program. L-1 chose the SP75 Plus printer because of its “reliability, ease-of-use, throughput and speed, form factor and security features.” The Datacard SP75 Plus card printer is a dye-sublimation printer that provides in-line, dual sided printing and […]

Savi, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command (JMC) for its automated information system, supporting depot-level ammunition logistics functions. The contract is a continuation of a nine-year Savi project which has yielded the Munitions Total Management Systems-Field Module (MTMS-FM) software system. MTMS-FM provides extensive process […]

While more than 100 million electronic passports have been issued in the last two years, more than 50 countries are still working on deploying the new travel documents, says Barry Kefauver, principal at Fall Hill Associates. “The bottom line is the new generation of passport is the most secure travel document the world has seen,” […]

The Mona Passage is a strip of ocean between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. It’s a popular point for Dominicans to try and cross to get to the nearby U.S. territory. And now, biometrics, satellites and US VISIT are helping secure the waters. The U.S. Coast Guard patrols the passage and attempts to interdict […]

Lumidigm and Alphatronics are creating an outdoor biometric access control solution called OctoLine utilizing the Lumidigm Venus fingerprint sensor. The Alphatronics OctoLine is a set of modular components that can be configured into a custom access control solution. The Fingerscan biometric module employs Lumidigm’s fingerprint sensor in indoor or outdoor environments. Other OctoLine modules include […]

The Department of Defense’s Biometrics Task Force is releasing a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for services and supplies for DOD’s biometrics program. The scope of the request for the Biometrics Operations and Support Services-Unrestricted (BOSS-U) contract includes all services, supplies and related hardware and software required to govern DOD’s biometrics program. The BOSS-U contract […]

Cryptomathic’s Mike Bond talks with host Chris Corum about the efforts to secure e-Passports with the new Extended Access Control (EAC). Bond explains the foundations of EAC and describes how it builds upon the earlier security techniques of Basic Access Control (BAC) to protect the biometrics on the contactless chip. Explore how EAC creates a […]