HJP Consulting has successfully completed the testing of the KCOS e-passport, produced by KOMSCO, the national Korean Minting & Security Printing Corporation based in Daejeon, Korea. The travel document was passed the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European Union conformance testing. The KCOS e-passport features basic access control, extended access control and other […]

Gemalto, a developer of security technologies, has announced they will deliver one million additional electronic ID cards for use by citizens of Bahrain. The new shipment is in addition to the original cards supplied by Gemalto when the program began in September 2007. As well as the cards themselves, they will also be offering Bahrain […]

The International Biometrics Group, a systems integration firm, has been contracted by the Maltese Government’s IT firm, Malta Information Technology and Training Services, to assist in the development of the country’s National Identity Management System. The new system will see the implementation of e-passports and e-IDs containing biometric information. The specific roles IBG has played […]

LaserCard Corp., a provider of secure ID solutions, announced receipt of a purchase order of approximately $8 million for the supply of new U.S. Permanent Resident Cards (green cards). The order calls for deliveries to commence in March and be completed by October 2009. The purchase order was received from General Dynamics Information Technology, prime […]

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. was awarded a $5.4 million contract to provide software, services and credential supplies for Paraguay’s new national identification card and passport system. The contract was awarded through L-1’s Biometrics Division and includes solutions from the L-1 Secure Credentialing Division. Paraguay is establishing a new system of personal identification, including adding fingerprints […]

Members of the European Parliament passed new rules that would require the introduction of biometric passports this summer, according to the EU Observer. The new rules state that all EU countries, as well as in Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, should start issuing passports containing biometric elements, such as facial images and fingerprints, as of June […]

The initial phase of the Israeli smart card system that will identify commercial and general aviation aircraft flying into the country will launch in April, according to a Flightglobal.com news report. At first all general aviation pilots approaching Israeli airspace will have to identify themselves using the system and the program will be rolled out […]

The United States Coast Guard has chosen Datastrip, a developer of mobile biometric tools, to supply them with as many as 300 handheld authentication devices as part of a $300 million contract to get the Coast Guard compliant with the Transportation Security Administration’s Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program, according to a TMC Net article. […]

At the 2009 NDIA Biometrics Conference in Arlington, Va., General Victor Renuart of the North American Aerospace Defense Command will speak to attendees about the Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD – 24) that establishes a framework for federal agencies to ensure that all biometrics are interoperable and that processes and procedures surrounding use of biometrics […]

Zetes, a European supplier of biometric technology, has announced that they have been awarded two new contracts by the Cote d’Ivoire government. The new contracts are coming off the involvement Zetes had in the project involving regular biometric passports as the new contracts deal with diplomatic and service passports as well as supplying biometric visas […]