Seth Meltzer | Researching the future
GCN Interview: IRS researcher Seth Meltzer discusses multicore systems, the secrets of cryptography and barriers to smart-card use. He's written a book on cryptography, 'Cryptography Decrypted,' now available for free on his Web site.<br>
Crunch time
States find IT consolidation is key to staying creative amid budget shortfalls.
GSA taps Liberty Alliance for E-Authentication interops testing
GSA has chosen the Liberty Alliance consortium to do SAML 2.0 interoperability testing for products in its E-Authentication Solution program.
RAPIDS response
The Defense Manpower Data Center taps online scheduling to make issuing Common Access Cards at its 900 sites go more smoothly.
Biometrics run ahead of biometric policies
GCN Insider: Federal policies are not keeping up with the emerging technologies.
CIS plans to use photo IDs to verify worker eligibility
Citizen and Immigration Services ramps up for photo IDs to determine worker eligibility.
Standardizing a wilderness of IDs
Lawmakers are concerned about the cost of the overlapping programs and the threat to privacy posed by the technology they use.
BioLock compatibility
Realtime North America has made its bioLock software compatible with most biometric devices and laptop PCs with built-in fingerprint readers.
A touch of security
Test Drive | Iogear's small biometric mouse gives you an alterative to passwords and adds a partial layer of security.
Agency Award'Coast Guard and DHS | A touch of a finger stems the tide
2007 GCN Award: Coast Guard links biometric handhelds with US-VISIT database to slow the flow of illegal immigrants.
NIST releases Web 2.0 security doc
GCN tech brief: 'Guide to Secure Web Services' has recommendations on how to make Web 2.0 more secure.
Digital Defense offers secure ID platform
GCN tech brief: An open, standards-based product suite for achieving enterprise security convergence.
New technology for IDs?
Ferroelectric RAM chips promise to outperform contactless chips now used in smart ID cards.
A surfeit of RFPs?
GCN Insider | Only seven products were submitted to TSA for evaluation for the agency's qualified products list. Why?
Justice IT pilots cover photo sharing, GIS
The Justice Department has targeted grant funds to pilot projects for driver's license photo sharing and the use of geospatial information systems in law enforcement work.
USAF upgrades base security
New system uses handheld scanner to gather data from U.S. and Canadian driver's licenses, passports, military and government ID cards and other documents.
U.K. researchers unsmudge fingerprints
U.K. researchers have developed a technique for identifying fingerprints that have been smudged, clipped, distorted or otherwise badly recorded.
DHS eyes Oct. TWIC enrollment
Department issues biometric specs for transportation credentials
EAC issues report on U.S. overseas voting for 2006
Election officials need to do a better job of educating overseas citizens of their rights to vote in federal elections and improve the delivery of ballots to those voters, according to the Election Assistance Commission.
William Jackson | Voting system requirements should be technology-neutral
Cybereye'Commentary: Congress should stick to tradition and keep its voting requirements technology neutral.
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