Orlando International and Sanford-Orlando International airports have joined the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Global Entry program, according to an Orlando Business Journal article. Purpose of the Global entry program is to speed up entry of foreign travelers into the U.S. via fingerprint biometrics. So far, the program has roughly 20,000 enrolled in the program […]

Indiana residents will have two options when renewing their driver licenses. They can either choose one that meets federal requirements, which means they’ll have to supply multiple documents, including a birth certificate or passport, to prove their identity, or they can simply renew without the documentation. Depending on the resident’s choice, the license will either […]

CoreStreet, a provider of credential validation solutions, and Senture Security Solutions LLC, a security solutions integrator, announced that the Passenger Vessel Association selected them to provide the Transportation Worker Identification Credential handheld solution for Watermark Cruise’s participation in the Transportation Security Administration’s TWIC card reader pilot test. The TWIC Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking card […]

SCM Microsystems Inc., a provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange, is expanding its smart card reader product family with three new models. The new handheld, USB or Near Field Communication connected readers are designed to be carried – on key rings, in pockets or purses – and used with contact […]

The Transportation Security Administration has taken the necessary steps towards fully implementing a biometric screening system for flight crews moving through security checkpoints by approving the standards for the system, according to an Information Week article. The new program is expected to replace the current system, which sees airline employees waiting in the same lines […]

The Australian State of Queensland will start issuing smart card driver license in 2010, according to the Brisbane Times. Citizens will be issued the smart cards after existing license expires. The chip on the card will store the information that appears on the card as well as digital certificates. One of the certificates will record […]

LaserCard Corp. announced receipt of a purchase order of approximately $3.1 million for the supply of additional U.S. Permanent Resident Cards, or Green Cards. The order calls for deliveries to be completed by December 31, 2009. The U.S. Green Card used LaserCard’s optical memory technology in combination with other security features, including the company’s Personalized […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in Ghana is expected to announce a timetable for the introduction of passports containing biometric data on the individual, according to a Graphic Ghana article. The government had originally intended to begin introduction of the program starting in July, however, after encountering various issues including insufficient equipment […]

ActivIdentity Corp. and the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) celebrated the anniversary of the upgrade of its new government employee ID using ActivIdentity ActivID Card Management System and the successful expansion of the system by an additional 3,000 users in order to deliver a security solution to its 9,000 employees. The […]

Continental Access, a provider of access control technologies, will debut its latest CardAccess 3000 v.2.7 software. The solution ties in access control, video, alarms and targets schools, hospitals, industry and government. CardAccess 3000 v.2.7 software provides improved threat level management and global lock down control. The new software upgrade adds convenience, control and safety measures […]