Jackson: TWIC procurement, reprogramming due soon
The Homeland Security Department plans to request proposals for a Transportation Worker Identity Credential systems integrator as early as today, according to deputy secretary Michael P. Jackson.
Labor planning solicitation for PIV cards
The Labor Department will be issuing a solicitation in the next two weeks for a solution that will provide Personal Identity Verification identification cards to agency employees and contractors.
TSA does about-face on TWIC
The Transportation Security Administration has decided to conduct a 'full and open competition' for all aspects of the Transportation Worker Identity Card project after all.
GSA to secure federal sites under HSPD-12
The General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service will provide card readers that meet Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 requirements at the entrances to all federal buildings.
Merchant mariners may get two IDs
A proposed rule calls for merchant mariners to have the Transportation Workers Identification Credential as well as a new consolidated mariner form.
Industry appeals to Rumsfeld on clearance issue
Members of seven industry groups have sent a letter to the Pentagon urging Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld to reverse the Defense Security Services' decision to stop accepting industry applications for all security clearances.
Tech brief: Ruggedized ... RFID tags?
Intermec Inc. of Everett, Wash., last week introduced a ruggedized, reusable radio frequency identification tag that can withstand extreme temperatures and chemical exposure, the company said.
GCN Insider | Handwriting before fingerprints
At the FOSE trade show in March, a GCN editor asked a Gateway Inc. product manager why the company had not yet introduced integrated fingerprint biometrics into its notebook PC line, as seemingly everyone else had.
RFID resonates
Big organizations jump on board as radio frequency ID technology matures
Feds may ask vendors to pay for security checks
<font color="CC0000">(Updated)</font> The federal government may ask contractors to help pay for processing security clearance applications for their workers, industry sources said following DOD's recent decision to temporarily stop processing clearances for contractors.
TSA restructures worker ID procurement
The Homeland Security Department has restructured a pending contract for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential by limiting the scope of the initial implementation to just the enrollment of eligible workers.
Panel mulls shared services for HSPD-12 credentials
About 80 percent of federal employees work at 120 locations outside of Washington. And they all will need interoperable credentials under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12. The Office of Management and Budget has said agencies must determine the risks for each of their offices in deciding how quickly they implement the mandate.
PIV cards on the horizon
Six months from the deadline for issuing interoperable smart federal ID cards, standards and specifications are in place. Now the heavy lifting is about to begin.
FDA bar code rule for drugs takes effect
The Food and Drug Administration's requirements for bar codes on the labels of thousands of drugs and biological products took effect today as part of an agency effort to improve patient safety.
GSA to issue solicitation for intelligent ID
Under the upcoming solicitation, the integrators will submit their qualifications to provide products and services under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12.
DHS plans privacy safeguards for PASS card
The Homeland Security Department is considering using an identification number, rather than a name, on its new border crossing card as a method to help protect privacy, according to a top DHS official.
OMB considering shared-services provider model for HSPD-12
The Office of Management and Budget has asked the Executive Steering Committee for Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 to devise a plan for agencies to share the cost of registering employees and printing their smart identification cards.
Agencies debate how much data is needed on HSPD-12 cards
Agencies are banding together to try to get the White House not to include the electronic National Agency Check indicator on the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 identification smart card.
Tech brief: Sigaba gets Common Criteria
Sigaba Inc. of Reston, Va., last month said its SigabaNet Authentication Server and Key Management Server products had received Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 2 certification from the National Information Assurance Partnership. SigabaNet solutions are used for secure messaging, including e-mail and instant messaging.
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