The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded EDS an $11.6 million contract to help the department develop and provide personal identity verification (PIV) card solutions to all VA employees, affiliates and contractors in accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). EDS will support the implementation and deployment of PIV cards to more than […]

BIO-key International, Inc. announced that its Law Enforcement group has been awarded over $450,000 in contracts in the fourth quarter of 2007 to date. These commitments have been made by forty public safety agencies located across the U.S. comprised of municipal and county agencies as well as emergency management departments and major metropolitan transit and […]

U.S. Army Fort Drum has begun offering the RAPIDGate® Program to non-military personnel who need routine access to high security areas. The voluntary Program combines identity authentication, background screening, credentialing, and biometric verification to help improve security procedures. Fort Drum is one of the largest employers in Northern New York, with over 15,000 military and […]

The Port of Savannah will use the DSVII-SC handheld from Datastrip to validate ID cards within its facilities. The Georgia Ports Authority selected the versatile Datastrip unit to read the current magnetic stripe cards but the DSVII-SC is also able to read advanced ID technologies such as those driving the TWIC card. Georgia Ports Authority […]

Senture Security Solutions has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide TWIC deployment and enrollment services. Under the terms of the subcontract, Senture will establish enrollment centers within close proximity to maritime ports, where applicants will apply and enroll for their secure credential. Senture is a GSA-certified vendor for HSPD-12 Deployment Services under SIN 132-62. […]

FLO Corporation, a Registered Traveler (RT) services provider, announced an agreement with Omega World Travel for distribution of FLO’s RT 2.0, a membership program in Washington, D.C. FLO’s customer-centric model offers RT members three tiers of benefits that can improve their convenience and productivity throughout the door-to-door travel experience, not just in the security lane. […]

Vein patterns prove highly accurate and popular for pioneer vascular developer Identica By Jennifer Slattery, Contributing Editor Do you know what the back of your hand says about you? Or your finger or palm for that matter? Quite a bit … if you are looking beyond the surface to track the pattern of veins that […]