MDI Inc. will provide HSPD-12 compliant systems for new government offices in Washington DC. The project will consolidate 1,500 government employees from 5 separate operating locations into a central office building in downtown Washington. Hardware and software products manufactured by MDI Security Systems will secure the new offices. These FIPS 201 compliant security products will […]

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 […]

Bell ID is using GlobalPlatform’s Card Specification v2.1.1 in its ANDiS4FIPS201 Card and Application Management technology. The solution was recently placed on GSA’s Approved Products List in recognition of its compliance with the FIPS 201: Electronic Personalization standard. Bell ID’s ANDiS4FIPS201 is an electronic card personalization product used to generate and load the PIV technology […]

Probaris was awarded a contract to assist the United States Patent and Trademark Office comply with HSPD-12. The Patent and Trademark Office is a federal agency under the Department of Commerce. Probaris will install its Probaris ID, an end-to-end secure identity solution, to produce smart identity credentials for the office’s personnel. The Patent and Trademark […]

Intercede Group has launched MyID 8, an Identity and Credential Management System. Features of the system include: support for capturing facial biometrics, fingerprints, document scanning; built-in identity verification with identity background checking and biometric verification services; and simplified physical and logical access control. Intercede’s MyID manages the devices and credentials used for photo ID badges, […]

Apple has released a security guide to OS X Leopard to enable system administrators to secure computers, according to ZDNet The guide also explains how the operating system support tokens for two-factor authentication including the Department of Defense Common Access Card and the U.S. Federal Government Personal Identity Verification or FIPS-201 The guide can be […]

SecuGen Corp. has announced that it has chosen AC Technology Inc. as its primary GSA holder for the SecuGen Hamster IV and SecuDesktop(R) Pro line of FIPS 201 certified fingerprint scanners and software. The two companies have been working together on several biometric projects. The move to place SecuGen’s FIPS 201 certified fingerprint scanners and […]

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a $6.1 million contract to Verizon Business for PIV cards that comply with HSPD-12. The contract includes a one-year term and two optional extensions. The VA is expecting to issue about 500,000 cards. Verizon Business will host and manage the Veterans Affairs credential solutions in a secure Verizon […]

Probaris Inc. issued just-in-time credentials to emergency response officials during the Spring Blast demonstration last week in Tampa. The objective of this week’s demonstration was to show the ability to rapidly and electronically validate the identity of response officials and to immediately issue secure identity credentials for use during the simulated disaster. Probaris ID was […]