HID Global’s naviGO software version 1.37 has received the highest possible rating, an A, from Veracode, a company that tests software for security vulnerabilities. This rating, says HID, means that naviGO has been evaluated against industry-standard benchmarks such as the common weakness enumeration, common vulnerability scoring system, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology […]

The General Services Administration will unveil Central Certificate Validator program that will of perform certificate path discovery and validation (PD-VAL) in compliance with RFC 5280 in support of PKI-based authentication mechanisms described in FIPS 201. The proof-of-concept of the Central Certificate Validator will be demonstrated to agencies, suppliers and other interested parties on July 21 […]

New legislation has been submitted in the U.S. Senate that would roll back parts of the REAL ID Act, including the identity vetting portion. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin spoke with Janice Kephart, a member of the 9/11 Commission and director of national security policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, about the proposed law. […]

Dates: October 28 – 30, 2009 Location: Washington, DC Venue: Washington Convention Center URL: http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/activities-next-conference Contact: info@smartcardalliance.org Description: Join the Year’s Largest Government Smart Card Forum: The Smart Card Alliance’s Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference continued its growth trend in 2008, reflecting the rapid expansion of government identity and security initiatives. These initiatives have […]

Precise Biometrics, a biometrics solutions developer, has received an order for $226,000 for their Match-On-Card products and services for government employees in the Middle East. The order is in addition to previous order from the same customer and involves both an additional 200 Precise Match-On Card readers and additional licenses for software. The Match-On-Card system […]

A bill has been submitted in the U.S. Senate that would roll back portions of the REAL ID Act of 2005. The PASS ID Act will not require that breeder documents, birth certificates and Social Security numbers, be verified before a license is issued, according to an Associated Press report. When President Obama appointed Janet […]

LaserCard Corp., a provider of identity solutions and services, announced that it has rejoined the Smart Card Alliance. Through this initiative, LaserCard aims to enhance its collaboration with industry peers in delivering solutions that meet the increasingly complex requirements of large-scale ID credential programs. The company has previously been a member of the alliance four-years […]

De La Rue Identity Systems announced that it has been selected as preferred bidder to design and produce the UK Passport for the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), part of the Home Office. The 10-year contract to deliver the UK biometric passport was awarded following a international tender process conducted by IPS and is subject […]

Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin sat down with Patrick Hearn, vice president of government and identification markets for North and Central America at Oberthur Technologies, to find out the latest GICS, or the Generic ID Card Command Set. GICS is a data scheme that takes different smart card program standards, such as registered traveler, corporate […]