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Defense to test PIV II-compliant access cards
By early next year, the Defense Department expects to have an idea of what bases, and how many, will test new common access cards that meet Federal Identity Processing Standard-201, Personal Identity Verification II.
HHS looks to support PKI on identity smart cards
The Health and Human Services Department seeks information about technologies to support and manage public-key infrastructure credentials on personal identity verification smart cards.
Skinner: DHS ID verification process flawed without biometrics
To reduce fraud and better check identities, the Homeland Security Department's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency should make greater use of biometrics, according to DHS inspector general Richard Skinner.
GSA readies the gauntlet for agencies' smart cards
With a deadline for having interoperable smart cards a year away, most agency officials expected the General Services Administration to set up a lab to test cards and card readers.
Decision on smart-card biometrics due soon
The administration is expected to decide as early as next week on the standard type of biometric identification for governmentwide smart cards under HSPD-12.
Rule to put contractors, feds under same scrutiny for HSPD-12
Under a soon-to-be issued rule in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, agencies will have to vet contractors through the same processes they put employees before issuing identification cards.
NIST to set up Web site for products being FIPS-201-tested
The National Institute of Standards has contracted with 10 independent laboratories to test vendor smart cards and readers to see whether they conform to Federal Information Processing Standard-201 and NIST Special Publication 800-73.
Identix lands State Department visa biometrics deal
Identix has received orders worth about $4 million to supply and integrate additional biometric search engines into the recently launched visa processing programs.
TSA releases guidance on biometrics for access control
The Transportation Security Administration has issued a guidance document on the basic criteria and standards the agency believes biometric technology should meet in order to qualify for airport access control systems.
Postal Service to act as PIV I service center under pilot plan
The U.S. Postal Service will use its experience in facilitating passport applications to help agencies meet the requirements for Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.
Microsoft: One federal privacy law better than 50 state laws
Faced with a patchwork of state privacy laws, Microsoft Corp. today came out in favor of federal regulations to set minimum standards for securing personal data.
FDA requires standardized e-labels from drug makers
The Food and Drug Administration is now requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to submit prescription drug label information to the agency in a new, electronic format.
Ready or not, here's HSPD-12
Beginning tomorrow, government IDs may be issued only by trusted authorities designated under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, and those receiving the cards must meet stringent new identity proofing requirements.
Health IT panel urges patient e-authentication standards
The government should develop a nationwide patient authentication standard that protects patient information, and provide financial incentives to providers to foster the adoption of health IT, according to the Commission on Systemic Interoperability.
First PIV deadline for agencies just days away
Most agencies appear to be on track to meet the Oct. 27 deadline for organizing and accrediting the groups that will issue new governmentwide ID cards mandated by the White House.
IRS will validate contractors' taxpayer ID numbers for FAR
IRS will automatically validate vendors' taxpayer identification numbers as part of Central Contractor Registration, a change in the Federal Acquisition Regulation proposed by the Civilian Agency Acquisition and the Defense Acquisition Regulations councils.
Agencies struggling with identity controls
The first real deadline under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 falls on Oct. 27'that's this Thursday'and there is widespread uncertainty about how many agencies will comply.
GSA's handbook provides road map to PIV I compliance
With the third iteration of its Identity Management Handbook, the General Services Administration has made it easier for agencies to meet the quickly approaching first requirement of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12.
OMB's Evans: Agencies will meet PIV I by Oct. 27
Agencies have less than three weeks to make sure their processes to issue federal ID cards and register employees meet the requirements outlined in Federal Information Processing Standard 201-Personal Identity Verification I.
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