Mark Andersen Head of Desktop Product and Industry Marketing Datacard Group There are many Federal initiatives underway to improve the security and efficiency of ID management. In addition to the widely publicized Federal initiatives, there is an increasing trend to improve efficiency, security and interoperability at state, local and county governments. In 2008, two state […]

Salvatore A. D’Agostino Executive Vice President CoreStreet, Ltd. The need to verify identity and access includes many everyday tasks. Passports, driver licenses, building keys and access cards, car keys, Social Security numbers, IT passwords, credit cards, even grocery store discount cards, have an important relationship to identity. The challenge becomes how can we use these […]

NASA will continue its ten-year relationship with Entrust increasing its utilization of the company’s PKI solutions. Via the One NASA initiative, each of the agencies facilities are standardizing on the Entrust Shared Service Provider offering through the Department of Treasury. The certificates empower NASA’s FIPS 201 PIV cards to secure e-mail, digitally sign agency forms […]

Datastrip Inc. has launched its latest product, the DSV2+TURBO handheld biometric terminal. Certified under the Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12), the DSV2+TURBO is designed for federal, state and local applications requiring on-the-spot ID verification. It is capable of reading a wide array of cards including both contact and contactless chips. The DSV2+TURBO features a “large-screen […]

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded EDS an $11.6 million contract to help the department develop and provide personal identity verification (PIV) card solutions to all VA employees, affiliates and contractors in accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). EDS will support the implementation and deployment of PIV cards to more than […]

The Port of Savannah will use the DSVII-SC handheld from Datastrip to validate ID cards within its facilities. The Georgia Ports Authority selected the versatile Datastrip unit to read the current magnetic stripe cards but the DSVII-SC is also able to read advanced ID technologies such as those driving the TWIC card. Read the full […]

Senture Security Solutions has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide TWIC deployment and enrollment services. Under the terms of the subcontract, Senture will establish enrollment centers within close proximity to maritime ports, where applicants will apply and enroll for their secure credential. Senture is a GSA-certified vendor for HSPD-12 Deployment Services under SIN 132-62. […]

Intercede has joined the Oracle Extended Identity Management Ecosystem allowing customer’s of both Intercede and Oracle to take advantage of the benefits provided by Intercede’s MyID identity credential management software integration to Oracle Identity Manager. This combination provides joint customers with a single solution that easily and effortlessly provisions user accounts into multiple systems and […]

ChosenSecurity announced they will offer its customers SafeNet Hardware Security Modules smart cards and iKey tokens to protect their PKI infrastructures. The deal comes at a time when ChosenSecurity is rapidly building its product line and partner ecosystem in order to provide thousands of customers worldwide with an expanded range of options for using PKI […]

As expected by many, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards are behind schedule. Most government agencies have missed the October 27 deadline to have background checks completed and smart ID credentials issued to all employees and contractors with 15 years or less of service. A shared service set up by the General Services Administration to help […]