The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, which now is seeking about $100 million from a $1.5 billion federal grant program for national and regional transportation projects, has postponed for the fourth time its deadline for receiving proposals for a contactless fare card system. It’s newest deadline is Sept. 30, more than six months after its original […]

UK’s Department of Transport is considering implementing a nationwide Oyster-style smart card ticketing system that could see the end of paper tickets. Mobile phones and bank cards could also be included in the proposed system. The department this week released a consultation document seeking comments on the development of its future smart ticketing strategy for […]

The American Hospital Association, through its subsidiary AHA Solutions Inc., has announced its endorsement of EXTENSION HealthID. HealthID is a smart card that holds individual patient data for use by the hospitals to improve the care experience. The AHA’s endorsement of HealthID comes at a time when maintaining and accessing accurate patient information is becoming […]

Elyria High School in Elyria, Ohio has implemented a school lunch account program that replaces money and account codes with biometrics, according to a Digital Journal article. The program sees students swiping their finger in a scanner to have their stored fingerprint data connected to their school lunch account recognized and debited for the purchase. […]

A new program developed by Australia and New Zealand’s governments for travelers between the two countries will allow citizens with electronic passports to bypass baggage screening lines, according to a Stuff.co.nz article. A user of the program must simply scan their biometric chip embedded in their electronic passport at security kiosks and they will be […]

Clear, a company that once promised to provide frequent travelers with a quicker way through airport security checkpoints via a membership fee and submitting certain biometric information, has been ordered by a judge to not sell any of their members’ biometric data following their shut-down of service this summer, according to a Wired article. The […]

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. was awarded a five-year $62.8 million contract by the California Department of Motor Vehicles to continue providing secure driver’s license solutions. Two two-year extensions are options for the state and if exercised would add an additional $45.8 million to the contract’s value. The contract includes new workflow processes and technologies to […]