GCN Insider | HSPD-12 with a single-sign-on twist
Single sign-on is one of those security technologies that makes perfect sense but always seems to play second fiddle to more pressing concerns.
TSA to roll out Registered Traveler sites
The Homeland Security Department's Transportation Security Administration has announced that it plans to begin rolling out its Registered Traveler program at 10 to 20 airports in the second half of this year.
DHS revises TWIC solicitation
The Homeland Security Department has restructured a pending contract for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential by limiting the scope of the initial implementation contract to just the enrollment of eligible workers.
PKI is hard, but doesn't have to be this hard
A pair of experts at the 2006 International Conference on Network Security agreed that, with PKI, the perfect often is the enemy of the good.
GCN Insider | Cross Match does 10 prints in a hurry
It's not every day you set a record. Jim Ziglar, CEO of Cross Match Technologies, said GCN might have set one. And Jim's a former Senate Sergeant at Arms and Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, so we trust him. In an impressive prerelease demonstration, we used Cross Match's new LSCAN Guardian scanner to capture 10 digital fingerprints in only eight seconds.
Cross-Agency Exercise Proves HSPD-12 Model
The Defense and Homeland Security departments, along with first responders from Maryland and Virginia, recently showed just how important trust is under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.
State begins work on PASS cards
The State Department is planning a procurement to begin the process of issuing millions of PASS cards, which U.S. citizens crossing the border will be able to use in lieu of passports.
RFID in the cards at the border?
The recent extension of radio frequency identification testing at border crossings would seem to boost the prospects for getting widespread systems in place. But the Homeland Security Department still faces significant hurdles in integrating, particularly for border crossing, RFID applications and standards, government officials and IT experts said.
DHS focuses on single biometric ID card, reader
According to Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff, the goal is to harmonize the upcoming People Access Security Service card, known as PASS, for frequent border crossers with existing trusted traveler programs.
Thornton to leave OMB
Jeanette Thornton, the government's policy lead for E-authentication and Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12, is leaving government for the private sector, the Office of Management and Budget confirmed.
State poised to begin issuing millions of PASS cards to citizens
The State Department is planning a procurement to support issuing identity cards to citizens that they will be able to use in lieu of passports when they enter the country to meet pending requirements that all border crossers bring suitable documents.
DHS to screen firms for worker ID card project
The Homeland Security Department is seeking contractors for the fourth phase of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential, expected to enroll 850,000 port, dock, transit and other transportation workers.
USPS bar codes get smaller, smarter
The Postal Service is expecting its bar codes to do more with less.
OMB steers clear of HSPD-12 group
Turf battles and political maneuvering have led the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration to disband a popular and successful interagency working group on identity management.
Immigration bill may lead to new IT programs
A comprehensive immigration bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday would create several major IT programs to register and verify employment status for foreigners seeking to be residents and workers in the United States.
Digital formats not optimal for fingerprint matching
Standardized digital formats for fingerprint minutiae don't perform as well in matching fingerprints as do proprietary formats, according to test results from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Interior hires Oberthur for HSPD-12 cards
The Interior Department has awarded Oberthur Card Systems a multiyear contract to provide smart cards for all their employees.
CYBEREYE: Security: Lots of lessons, nothing learned
The issues of personal data security and identity theft broke into the national consciousness a year ago, when Choice-Point reported that thieves had established accounts with the data broker to obtain sensitive information on 145,000 people.
State hits the road with e-passports
Amid continued doubts from experts, and with only one approved technology vendor, the State Department is pressing forward with its electronic passport program.<p>
GAO says HSPD-12 deadlines may be tough to attain
Agencies are making progress in meeting personal identification verification standards under FIPS 201, but the government still faces several hurdles in implementing many of the requirements, according to congressional watchdogs.
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