Originally President Obama was supposed to sign the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace in September or October, an aggressive timeline considering the draft was released for comment in June. While some would say the delay was predictable, a delay till 2011 may point to some larger problems. Reports in early November point to […]

Union officials representing pilots for cargo and passenger planes have entered into talks with the Obama administration over the backlash surrounding the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) new security guidelines involving enhanced pat-downs and whole-body imaging machines, according to a National Journal article. Specific to the pilot unions’ involvement in the talks are that the new […]

Oberthur Technologies announced that its latest generation of PIV cards, ID-One PIV has been listed on the General Services Administration Approved Products List. The GSA APL serves as a guide for US Federal Government Agencies to assure that the products and services they are purchasing are in compliance with the current guidelines and technical specifications. […]

On the heels of making the crossover to non-federal employees two-years ago, Personal Identity Verification credentials are finding their way to yet another segment of that group – taxi cab drivers. A handful of first responder groups and state and local agencies have begun the process to issue credentials under the PIV Interoperability for Non-Federal […]

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs awarded CSC a task order to provide non-immigrant visa support services in Mexico. The task order has a two-year base period and four one-year options, bringing the estimated total value to $115 million. Under the terms of the task order, CSC will provide non-immigrant visa support […]

The U.S. Government Printing Office is offering personalization of PIV credentials to other government agencies, says Steve LeBlanc, managing director for security and intelligent documents at the agency. The U.S. General Services Administration certified the printing office for the graphical personalization services of PIV identification cards, which are required for all full-time government employees and […]

ENTRUST has partnered with EDAPS, the Ukrainian consortium of high-tech companies, to provide INTERPOL with secure identification documents. The new documents will serve as ICAO-compliant travel document for identification at border checkpoints around the world. The credential can also be used to authenticate physical and logical access to facilities or networks as well. “The credentials […]

Two Technologies, a developer of rugged, mobile computing solutions, has announced the release of a new line of handheld computers called HANDGEAR (HG) that includes four different models. All four models come with a number of features among which include a FIPS 201 compatible fingerprint scanner, an RFID interrogator, a three track magnetic card reader, […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has one of the largest Public Key Infrastructures in the world. Getting to that point wasn’t necessarily easy, says Scott Jack, director of identity assurance for DOD PKI. Jack spoke about the role PKI plays with the Defense Department credential and how it may be used in the future, including […]

Gemalto announced that the Danish State Police has renewed its multi-year agreement for a complete Sealys electronic passport production and issuance service. The new outsourcing contract is for five years with an option for an additional five years. 
At the heart of the contract, Gemalto provides its Allynis Issuance operated services, which include e-passport personalization […]