VA awards HSPD-12 certification deal
The Veterans Affairs Department awarded a contract to Data Systems Analysts Inc. for certification and accreditation of VA's personal-identity verification system.
Md. points to Cogent for automated fingerprint system
Maryland Public Safety and Correction Services awards Cogent Systems a contract to supply an automated palm print and fingerprint ID system.
PIV specs come down from NIST
Card readers finalized, biometrics up for comment.
Agencies claim readiness on HSPD-12
It remains to be seen whether Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 is one of those mandates that the government actually meets.
GSA confident about availability of HSPD-12 products
The General Services Administration is testing the last remaining vital piece for agencies to develop a Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 compliant identification management system.
Interior moving ahead with HSPD-12 offerings
The Interior Department's National Business Center will name a winner within the next week to support the agency's Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 shared-services offerings.
NIST clarifies PIV biometric specs
National Institute of Standards and Technology has revised the technical specifications for biometric data on Personal Identity Verification cards.
Second stolen computer with VA data recovered
The recovered desktop PC stolen from Unisys Corp. had personal data for 16,000 patients treated at medical centers in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh.
E-Authentication maps out its future
Agencies completing strategy to let apps use single sign-on technology.
More than skin deep
Silex biometric scanner goes below fingerprints to improve accuracy.<br><b><font color="CC0000">|GCN Lab</font> Reviewer's Choice|</font></b><p>
PIV for first responders
The PIVMAN is a mobile ID checking system that supports the new FIPS-201-standard Personal Identity Verification cards.
GSA official says contested BearingPoint contract still on target
The General Services Administration is still on target to help agencies meet next month's deadline to begin issuing Personal Identity Verification cards even though its contract to provide these services is under investigation, a top GSA official said.
Wyatt Kash | Editor's Desk: Reaping RFID's rewards
The battle over competing types of radio frequency identification for use in government-issued smart cards illustrates once again why the yin of market forces doesn't always nest easily in the yang of government requirements.
NIST finalizes interoperability specs for PIV card readers
The National Institute for Standards and Technology has released the final version of interoperability requirements for PIV card readers.
GSA stops, restarts work on contested HSPD-12 contract
The General Services Administration has restarted work on a contested contract that aims to help agencies begin issuing Personal Identity Verification cards under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.
Government agencies expanding use of RFID
GCN survey points to new attention on infrastructure costs, not just the cost of tags.
GSA's ability to provide services to meet HSPD-12 endangered
Contract protests may jeopardize the General Services Administration's ability to help agencies meet an Oct. 27 Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 deadline to begin issuing Personal Identity Verfication Cards.
GSA, Interior mull shared-services pact
Merger could cut the price of PIV cards.
TWIC program hits another snag
Criticism holds up deployment of card readers for transportation worker IDs.
SSA seeks another piece for its HSPD-12 solution
The Social Security Administration is putting the pieces together as it tries to meet the upcoming Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 requirement to begin issuing Personal Identity Verification cards by Oct. 27.
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