Trüb AG has secured an order from the Republic of Azerbaijan for biometric passports equipped with a polycarbonate data page. At the heart of this order are new biometric passports complying with ICAO standards. These passports are equipped with the polycarbonate data page containing an integrated contactless smart card chip developed by Trüb. The data […]

Kirit Amin, the chief information officer for the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, has come out in favor of expanding the government’s role in biometrics and perhaps moving towards a different mode, according to a Federal news radio article. It was at the AFCEA Law Enforcement IT Day in Maryland that Amin professed […]

HID Global announced that it has obtained a site certificate for its Galway, Ireland e-government solutions manufacturing facility from the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), which supports product certifications conformance up to the Common Criteria assurance level EAL5+. The site certificate covers the initialization and production environments and processes for personal electronic identification […]

Entrust Inc. executives say that countries are doing great with the issuance of electronic passports but is falling behind on the inspection of the documents. “The migration toward e-passport technology is critical, but we’re failing to capitalize on the investment if these documents aren’t properly inspected,” said Entrust President and CEO Bill Conner. “Governments remain […]

The Smart Card Alliance announced that during this year’s 9th Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference it would host an educational workshop on PIV-I credentials, also giving mention to the newest officers and steering committee of its Physical Access Council. The interactive, educational workshop will be presented by the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council […]

The U.S. Department of Defense Common Access Card celebrated 10 years in October. As the forerunner to U.S. government smart card programs, many would say it set the stage for HSPD-12 and what is now the PIV credential that many government employees are carrying. Mike Butler, deputy director of the Defense Manpower Data Center for […]

The October 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 […]

Matrix Systems, an access control and security solutions provider, and Codebench Inc., have formed a partnership to streamline HSPD-12 compliance for Frontier access control software end users. The integration of Codebench’s PIVCheck Plus with Frontier software offers Matrix Systems customers an easy solution to complying with government-mandated FIPS-201 personal verification credentials. PIVCheck Plus is an […]

BI2 Technologies will release its Mobile Offender Recognition and Information System (MORIS) in November. The company has already pre-released several units for testing and has received encouraging feedback. “It’s a major advance in terms of having multimodal capability, iris, facial and fingerprint on one device that’s as ubiquitous and easy to use as any cell […]

SCM Microsystems announced the availability of the CHIPDRIVE IT Security Kit, a contactless smart card reader and software designed to protects personal data online when used with the new German electronic ID cards. Beginning in November, the German government will start issuing a new electronic ID card based on contactless smart card technology to all […]