At the United States and Mexico border patrol stations, fingerprinting is being used as a secondary means of identity verification, and sometimes a way to catch suspects in criminal cases, according to a Tuscon, Arizona KVOA News 4 article. If someone crossing the border gives reason for a secondary inspection, they are brought into an […]

The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that the new U.S. Passport Card is in production and is being distributed. The Passport Card is a wallet-sized document for land and sea travel between the United States and Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and Bermuda. It is not valid for international […]

New gates to prevent fare evasion and upgrading ticket vending machines to distribute limited-use paper smart cards are two primary goals of $68 million in contacts awarded to Cubic Transportation Systems by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The first contract, a $46 million lease agreement, is for Cubic to install more than 420 […]

Intermec Inc. has announced it will create an “easy scan” ski pass system for several ski resorts owned by Vail Resorts. The system will use RFID technology to give skiers and snowboarders holding 2008-2009 season passes the option to keep their passes inside their jacket and be automatically scanned by a Vail Resorts employee in […]

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has used donated funds to buy hand-held scanners that have been given to seven liquor stores and one grocery store to make it easier for their employees to spot fake IDs. Usually, bars or clubs buy the devices or universities use them in their on-campus pubs, but it’s rare for a […]

Dates: July 12-15, 2008 Venue: Hilton Chicago Location: Chicago, IL URL: http://www.nacuboannualmeeting.org/nacubo2008/public/enter.aspx Contact: Not available, Not available Description: Chicago embodies the history of architecture. The skyscraper was born here, and each new approach to materials, design, function, and use of space is captured in its skyline. The angles, points of view, and experiments tried here […]

By cross checking biometric data obtained with new biometric visa applications with police databases the UK Visas Agency has been able to identify and help detain wanted criminals in other countries, according to a Computing.com article. While there are some snags due to partial prints and poor quality prints in old police databases, within the […]

Blackboard Inc., a provider of educational enterprise technology, has launched Release 3.0 of its Blackboard Transaction System that includes a new interface and integration with the company’s video surveillance system. “Release 3.0 of the Blackboard Transaction System represents a major landmark for our customers,” said David Marr, Blackboard Commerce president & chief operating officer. “Release […]

Homeland Security starts writing checks but states are still frsutrated By Zack Martin, Editor Real ID came out of the 9/11 Commission recommendations suggesting states should do more to identify individuals applying for driver license and state IDs. This was in response to the fact that some of the 9/11 hijackers were able to obtain […]

Illinois DMVs are using facial recognition biometrics with their database of driver’s license pictures to help stop driver’s license fraud, according to a Government Technology article. While Illinois was the first to implement this program in 1997, since then roughly 20 other states have created similar programs. The project was put into action through the […]