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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a $6.1 million contract to Verizon Business for PIV cards that comply with HSPD-12. The contract includes a one-year term and two optional extensions. The VA is expecting to issue about 500,000 cards. Verizon Business will host and manage the Veterans Affairs credential solutions in a secure Verizon […]

Innovision Research & Technology PLC has worked with Axcess International Inc. to create an RFID IC engine solution marketed under Axcess’s DOT brand. It combines an 8051 core with complex RFID design to offer a multi-frequency solution with a relatively low price tag – currently around $10 per tag. The compact chip features I2C and […]

LaserCard Corp. announced a follow-on purchase order valued at $2.9 million to supply secure identity cards for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s national ID program. This brings the total orders received for this program to $4.7 million since April 1. The $2.9 million order calls for the continued supply of optical smart cards to be […]

Forty-one law enforcement agencies across the State of Maine will use iris recognition biometrics to assist in identifying and locating missing children. The system was developed by Biometric Intelligence & Identification Technologies (BI2 Technologies) of Plymouth, Mass. The Child Project is a nationwide network and registry that enables law enforcement and social service agencies to […]

ABI Research has issued a new report forecasting that the global RFID industry will be valued at $9.7 billion by 2013, equaling roughly a 15% compound annual growth rate over the next five years. The recent announcements of major RFID projects by large end-users such as Airbus, Sam’s Club and the U.S. Department of Defense […]

The United States Air Force Surgeon General’s office has announced the selection of Shipcom Wireless Inc. to review the current use of RFID technologies throughout the Air Force Medical Services and introduce pilot RFID systems at Keesler Air Force Base’s medical center in Mississippi. The multi-million dollar, multi-year contract will most likely expand the Air […]

LaserCard Corp. has a follow-up purchase order valued at $2.9 million to supply secure identity cards for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s national ID program. This brings the total orders received for this program to $4.7 million since April 1. The $2.9 million order calls for the continued supply of optical smart cards to be […]

Since January 2006, the IRIS (Iris Recognition Immigration System) automated biometric border crossing systems delivered to the United Kingdom by Sagem Sécurité has successfully identified more than one million passengers. The identification systems are used for the automated ID checks of pre-enrolled travelers at borders and use iris recognition to ensure frequent travelers a fast, […]

By Zack Martin, Editor More than 100 enrollment centers have been opened and 90,000 cards have been activated for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential. At some point this year ports also are supposed to start testing card and biometric readers for the TWIC, says Gena Alexa, identification solutions architect in the Federal Systems Group at […]