U.S. senators are planning to meet with President Obama this week to propose a new type of ID card that would use biometrics to confirm eligibility to work in the U.S., according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R- S.C.) are pushing the card that would […]

Countries are deploying advanced ID technologies so citizens can access services By Zack Martin, Editor, AVISIAN Publications National identity cards are a fact of life for citizens of some countries but elsewhere the credentials are the focus of ire. Citizens of countries that don’t have national IDs fear it will lead to a police state […]

South Africa is putting on hold indefinitely its smart card ID project, according to itweb.co.za. Home Affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma stated that her department has run out of money after reallocating R114 million meant for the project to “other things,” ITWeb reports. According to Dlamini-Zuma, the project will be stalled at least until the next […]

Health care is not only a hot political topic but also one of great interest in the identification industry. How patients and caregivers will be identified is a discussion taking place all over the country. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin talks with Randy Vanderhoof executive director of the Smart Card Alliance, about the organization’s health […]

Australia’s Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced that the new electronic visa program in the country will cost roughly $69 million and require citizens from about ten unnamed countries to submit fingerprint samples and an image of their face, according to a Secure Computing article. The measure is put forth by the government in an attempt […]

Telos Identity Management Solutions, LLC has delivered the MobileAssure Access Control system to credential and verify the identities of employees and contractors at FedExField, home of the Washington Redskins. Employees will use fingerprint scanner for verification. The system is also capable of integrating with HR management, scheduling and payroll systems. The MobileAssure Access Control system […]

FIPS-201 F5 Solution, a CoreStreet Ltd. security system, has been announced as a finalist in the running for the 2010 Global Product Excellence award. The award honors the product that shows excellence in the access solution category. CoreStreet, an ActivIdentity subsidiary, will be one of the primary industry players attending the Awards Event to take […]

In the wake of the assassination of Hamas official Mahmoud Mabhouh, experts have been looking at how biometric checkpoints at border entries could thwart future attempts before they can even be attempted, according to a Los Angeles Times article. Despite the recommendations of security experts that requiring biometric samples upon entry into a country would […]

The first Identity as a Service (IaaS) Solution for health care from idOnDemand will be featured at the 2010 Annual Health care Information and Management Systems Society Conference & Exhibition on March 1-4. The exhibition is a gathering of health care and IT management systems in the world and is set to be held at […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is behind on PIV issuance, according to an inspector general’s report. Only 7% of Homeland Security employees have been issued the credentials, 15,567 out of 250,000. The deadline for PIV issuance was October 2008, but agencies throughout government are behind, but the inspector general’s report takes Homeland Security to […]