The influential Federal Smart Card Project Managers Group will meet again on Thursday January 13 at 9:30-Noon in Washington D.C. The group is key to cross-agency efforts related to identity management, smart cards, and credentialing. For anyone involved in these issues at the U.S. government level, these meetings are a “must.” Read the full article […]

The FIPS 201 Federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) draft and related documents have been posted by the U.S. National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) for comment. Visit the NIST website for the latest draft and more information at http://csrc.nist.gov/piv-project/fips201-support-docs.html. The comment period closes on December 23, 2004. As previously reported in SecureID News, FIPS […]

Keeping tabs on the U.S. federal government’s smart card progress is tough. Memorize a list of acronyms today and they are likely to become old news as new agencies and initiatives take precedence. Though somewhat frustrating, this is a very positive indicator of the rapid progress being made as the U.S. federal government’s smart card […]

October 20, 2004 – The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the preliminary draft of the Federal Information Processing (FIPS) 201 standard. The Federal Personal Identity Verification standard is being developed in response to HSPD-12 and specifies “a framework, architecture, and technical requirements for a comprehensive federal personal identity verification system.” […]