19 Sep, 2018Medicare smart card pilot bill passes House
Last week the US House of Representatives passed a Medicare smart card pilot bill that would require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to conduct trials aimed at combatting health care fraud via smart cards. The bill, H.R. 6690, is named “Fighting Fraud to Protect Care for Seniors Act of 2018.” It is […]
10 Jan, 2018XTec wins 5-year deal for DoD’s Common Access Card
The company will supply components for the smart ID card used my military members, contractors and Department of Defense employees. The deal marks the second such relationship that XTec has forged with defense officials.
22 May, 2017Securing Federal Identity event features best of government ID and security
On June 6, the Securing Federal Identity conference will be held in Washington DC. The single day event has a stacked agenda of important topics presented by key leaders in government ID and security. The overriding theme this year seems to be the migration of federal identity solutions to mobile environments. Whether using derived credentials […]
03 Feb, 2017Norway adding mobile digital identity function to its BankID program
Norway’s BankID is used 430 million times each year by some 3.5 million citizens to access banking, government services and more. It comes in the form of an keyfob and a mobile app, and its use is now expanding to secure apps residing on the actual handset. This is a significant first step toward a robust digital identity that will …
03 Dec, 2016Fed cybersecurity report calls on Trump to address digital identity, authentication woes
A new 90-page report from Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity outlines 16 recommendations for addressing immediate cybersecurity weaknesses, in part by fixing online identity and authentication gaps. The group and President Obama call on incoming Trump administration to take steps during first 100-days in office.
23 Sep, 2016DHS testing mobile, attribute-based identity system for first responders
Homeland Security is looking at a new system that would enable a first responder to to store and send attributes from their smartphone based on their skill set when they arrive at an incident scene.
20 Sep, 2016Problems with DHS fingerprint database
An incomplete fingerprint database had lead to more than 800 individuals becoming naturalized citizens who should have been deported.
08 Sep, 2016Cameroon taps Gemalto, XTec wins State Department contract
Gemalto is supporting Cameroon with the deployment of polycarbonate eID cards; XTec wins U.S. Department of State award PIV contract; the Government of the Macao has extended its contract with Veridos for the country’s smart card identity system.
26 Aug, 2016Login.Gov replacing Connect.Gov
Login.Gov is the new name for the citizen-centric identity platform that will enable access to government sites. The notice comes as the GSA is proposing a citizen identity platform that can be used to access government services. The platform will collet personal data and provide identity proofing to agencies.
25 Aug, 2016New NSTIC pilots announced
NIST announced the latest pilots for the National strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. The focus of this year’s NSTIC winners is on secure online access to state and local services with another partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for trusted identities in health care.
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