A policy in Indiana, Arkansas, Nevada and Virginia has been adopted that requires its citizens not smile in their driver license photo, according to a My Fox Atlanta article. The reasoning behind the new policies is that these four states have also adopted facial recognition software that utilizes the pictures taken for driver licenses, but […]

DAP Technologies’ Guard System handheld computer played a role in FEMA’s Office of National Capital Region Coordination’s (NCRC) “Spring Ahead” demonstration last week. DAP’s Guard System is able to verify a range of credentials and was used to validate federal agency-issued FIPS 201-compliant and state/local government-issued FIPS 201-interoperable credentials during the simulated all-hazards events. DAP’s […]

CGN & Associates Inc., a business consulting firm, provided program management for the State of Illinois FIPS 201 Interoperable Secure Credentialing Project. Last week the State of Illinois participated in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Office of National Capital Region Coordination (NCRC)’s, Spring Ahead, a Federal and Mutual Aid multi-jurisdictional electronic validation demonstration leveraging […]

CoreStreet, a provider of credential validation solutions, announced that its CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution has been chosen by the Staten Island Ferry for its Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) reader pilot program. Under terms of the agreement, the solution will be used by the ferry to validate TWIC cards at facility access control points. Providing 20 […]

RFMicron, a developer of RFID microchips for item-level tracking applications, has received an infusion of capital from the state of Texas’s Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). The Austin-based firm will receive a $675,000 investment from the fund this year. The ETF was begun in 2005 to support Texas companies working on innovative technologies in a range […]

The Illinois Terrorism Task Force joined local, public, private, state and federal agencies and organizations in this multi-jurisdictional electronic validation demonstration leveraging FIPS 201-compliant and FIPS 201-interoperable credentials. The task force’s credentials used public key infrastructure from Entrust, Inc. The organization’s First Responder Authentication Credential (FRAC) application successfully participated in the nationwide FEMA, Office of […]

Probaris Inc. is participating in an emergency management demonstration coordinated by the FEMA’s Office of National Capital Region Coordination (NCRC) during the week of May 18-22. The Spring Ahead demonstration brings together more than 30 organizations in 20 locations across the United States, from the National Capital Region to Hawaii. The objective of the event […]

Diebold Inc. announced GateMaster, a security system designed for points of entry to military bases and other government campuses. GateMaster provides tools that assist in the positive identification of entering personnel and visitors, verification of vehicles and detection of unauthorized entry attempts. GateMaster is an automated gate entry solution that integrates RFID, access control, bar […]

Atsec Information Security announced the addition of several new products to the list of approval procedures for FIPS 201 conformance on the GSA’s FIPS 201 Evaluation Program Web site. The new additions can be found here. The APL lists those products and services that are in compliance with the current version of the standard and […]

Switzerland’s voters have said the country can move forward with the creation of passports containing biometric information enabling the country to stay on the United States’ visa waiver program, according to news reports. Additionally, Switzerland’s recent joining of Europe’s control-free travel zone also requires an upgrade to biometric capabilities. The legislation, however, was not without […]