The General Services Administration, on behalf of the Defense Manpower Data Center has awarded Telos Corp. a five-year, $160 million contract to provide Common Access Card printer consumables and inventory management services to support the agency’s identity protection and management programs. Under the contract, Telos will provide color ribbon, retransfer film, laminate, and cleaning kits […]

Company has come a long way from seven guys wanting to make their own contactless chips INSIDE Contactless might never have seen the light of day had Gemplus 13-years ago accepted the suggestion of some of its engineers to begin producing its own chips. Gemplus, which later merged with Axalto to become the largest smart […]

Arizona is one of roughly a dozen states that have passed legislation saying they would not comply with Real ID. With the nomination of Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to become secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security it raises questions of whether or not it will effect what states have to do with their […]

Using smart cards to secure computer login, emails, encrypt files and access networks is becoming commonplace. But a serious hole exists in the network security if output such as scanning and printing is not secured as well. “It’s the weakest link in terms of security,” says Enrique Barkey, worldwide director of the public sector at […]

LEGIC has expanded its partnership network in Europe and South Asia, giving the Switzerland contactless identity card company more outlets for its products. The new partnerships are with Spanish integrated security systems company Electronica Meysh, Austrian card manufacturer Inplastor and Indian credential manufacturer APK-ID. The agreement with Electronica Meysh will result in the development of […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has issued a request for information asking for industry comments on using the Common Access Card for physical access control. Defense Department officials use the CAC for access to computer networks and as a flash badge, but not for physical access control. The agency will be replacing its current credentials […]

BridgePoint Systems has announced that four of its physical access control readers have received approval from the General Services Administration for inclusion on the FIPS 201 Approved Products List. The readers provide a range of capabilities across card types. The readers include contact, contactless and dual interface readers in a variety of mounting styles. The […]

Digital Identification Solutions has introduced the EDIsecure LCP 9000 Laser Color Personalization System. The new printer combines desktop laser engraving, retransfer card printing and custom lamination solution into one desktop unit. The EDIsecureLaser Color Personalization System LCP 9000 is being marketed toward high-secure corporate and government applications. It integrates XID Retransfer color printing and secure […]