Identity search engine compares biometrics to watch lists
MorphoTrust’s automated biometric identification system helps warfighters on the ground verify identities with a search engine that registers and compares biometric features against data on file.
CBP deploys facial recognition system at JFK airport
Customs and Border Protection will use facial recognition technology at three terminals in John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to verify travelers’ identities.
DOD requires Real ID-compliant driver’s licenses for facility access
The Defense Department will no long accept the driver’s licenses or state-issued identification from Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Washington and American Samoa for entrance to its facilities.
Feds back off on Real ID
The federal government is backing off its demand that states bring their driver’s licenses and state ID cards to federal standards or see their residents face greater hassles at airports.
DHS to start Real ID Act enforcement at airports
New urgency for state driver's license systems, as air travelers from non-compliant states may soon need new forms of identification to fly.
Making mobile phones the authentication hubs for smart homes
With funding from the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, the pilots address barriers to the identity ecosystem and seed the marketplace with “NSTIC-aligned” solutions to enhance privacy, security and convenience in online transactions.
MorphoTrust moves biometric authentication to the cloud
The Identix trusted identity-as-a-service biometric platform can help agencies prevent fraud and identity theft and enhance authentication.
How digital identity will power smart cities
Digital identity management technology allows devices to securely recognize and interact with each other, improving the quality of civic services and city planning.
How to limit cyber risk with adaptive authentication
After establishing a baseline level of trust, subsequent decisions regarding access should factor in the context of that decision and the value of the resource being requested.
DHS outlines biometric future
The Department of Homeland Security released its vision for how enhanced biometrics capabilities will transform the agency’s operations over the next 10 years.
Iowa testing digital driver’s licenses
The state's Department of Transportation is testing mobile driver license software with employees who will assess and validate the solution.
New service puts ID-authentication power in police officers' pockets
Intellicheck is piloting its Law ID mobile device-based authentication solution with three different law enforcement agencies.
The FBI has a new home base for biometric tech research
The Biometric Technology Center will support ongoing collaboration between the FBI’s Biometric Center of Excellence and the Department of Defense’s Forensics and Biometrics Agency.
A closer look at facial recognition
Facial recognition is emerging as an authentication method more accurate than passwords – but how do these systems work?
CBP tests handheld biometric devices to collect exit data
Customs and Border Protection will collect fingerprints and passport information and compare it to the same data that was collected when the traveler arrived in the United States.
What the U.K. Government Digital Service learned about permissions
Lessons from a digital-government pioneer on how to think about providing better citizen service.
More than patriotic: Independent e-signature technology
No one denies that John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence. An e-signature should provide same irrefutable verification for centuries to come.
NIST updates specs for next-gen PIV cards
New specifications add security features to verify identities and work with mobile devices.
Marshals hunt down device to ID suspects in the field
A hand-held biometric device would help agents who encounter a suspect in the field who either has no identification or who tries to mask his identity.
Is swipe technology the future of authentication?
The technology lets users unlock devices based on the patterns of their swipe on a touchscreen.
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