Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole provided an update on the agency’s efforts to implement risk-based, intelligence-driven security measures. As part of the discussion, Pistole provided details on the agency’s plan to conduct a pilot program in the coming months to enhance TSA’s identity-based, pre-flight screening capabilities and provide trusted travelers with expedited screening. The […]

The Idaho Department of Transportation (IDT) has completed its transition to a new, more secure identification system. During the two-month transition period, the department issued nearly 30,000 licenses and state identifications. The cards have enhanced security features including fine lines and microprinting, ghost images, laser-perforated state-shaped patterns and bar codes. The IDT also moved the […]

Quintron Systems Inc. announced that its new version of AccessNsite has satisfied tests by a GSA approved laboratory to be designated as an approved Caching Status Proxy by GSA and placed on the approved products list. The solution provides the capability to poll the status of all registered PIV Cards periodically and save the status […]

While minors don’t suffer identity fraud as much as adults, a new study from ID:A Labs finds that identity fraud in children can potentially be more devastating. ID:A’s new study claims over 140,000 identity frauds a year are committed against minors. Children are particularly attractive targets for identity thefts because their data is untainted, legitimate […]

The June meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

As the outrage over the rioting in Vancouver after game seven of the Stanley Cup continues, facial recognition software may help catch the culprits. The New Brunswick Business Journal reports that the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) has offered the Vancouver police department the use of its database and facial recognition software to help […]

Gemalto announced Qatar’s Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology has selected it to deploy the Coesys eGov 2.0 solution for eGovernment in Qatar. Using Qatari citizens’ national eID card as a strong authentication token, the solution will boost usage and enhance access security of their national eGovernment services portal – the Hukoomi. Qatar plans […]

The Biometrics Institute, an independent not-for-profit representing and including members from government, financial services, health care, and biometric technology providers and developers, has released a report detailing the results from its second annual Industry Survey. Among the items detailed in the report are past developments driving the marketplace, potential roadblocks, future applications and future market […]

Malaysia’s government has announced plans for the collection of fingerprint data from roughly 2 million illegal aliens in the country in an effort to curb the use of fraudulent identity documents and to better manage the growing foreign worker population, according to a Herald Sun article. The program is expected to last roughly a month […]

A bill that seeks to introduce biometric identity authentication into elections in the Philippines has passed the country’s House of Representatives following a third reading, according to a Manila Bulletin article. The bill sees the Filipino Commission on Elections (Comelec) taking the lead on implementation as well as managing the centralized and interactive voter registration […]