Smart, secure RFID
Texas Instruments Inc. of Dallas and VeriSign Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., rolled out what the companies call an Authenticated RFID model for adding a public-key infrastructure layer to radio frequency identification systems.
SAC2 Standalone Smartcard Reader
Within federal agencies, smart-card readers may soon become as ubiquitous as cell phones.
Defense awards biometric-project task order to CSC
The Defense Department has awarded a two-year, $22 million task order to Computer Sciences Corp. to develop and support DOD's Biometric Identification System for Access.
DOD drafts BearingPoint for personnel management support
The Defense Department has awarded a five-year contract to BearingPoint Inc. for program management support to the DOD unit that is the central repository of current and historic personnel information.
Wireless access security tool moves past prototype stage
WaveSEC, an open-source tool that uses the IP Security protocol to encrypt IP connections between hosts, is moving toward implementation.
The wait for smart-card guidance leaves some projects in limbo
At least three agencies have put identification smart-card projects on hold until the Office of Management and Budget finalizes the timeframe for agencies to migrate to the Federal Information Processing Standard 201.
Spy agencies working on data standard
The intelligence community is building a data exchange standard to help its various agencies share information about terrorists.
GSA wants specifics on smart cards, fingerprint biometrics
The General Services Administration has released a request for information to figure out when 128k smart cards will be available to the government and what type of fingerprint biometrics is best.
Registered Travelers now boarding in Orlando
Orlando International Airport is home to the nation's first privately sponsored Registered Traveler program sanctioned by the Homeland Security Department.
GCN Special Report: Security ID card deployment faces choppy waters
One of the largest Homeland Security projects, the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program, would issue cards to roughly 12 million workers employed in every facet of transportation.
Port Insecurity Special Report: Points of entry
The main entrance to the Port of Savannah looks a lot like a toll plaza on the New Jersey Turnpike.
DHS pilots RFID system to speed border crossings
As the Homeland Security Department adds data and verification requirements to its visa program, it's also trying to reduce the time required for international travelers to pass through U.S. entry and exit points.
PACKET RAT: Know thyself? Not without the proper paperwork, pal
The Rat spent his 4th of July vacation doing more than flipping burgers and dogs on the family hibachi.
DHS shake-up to strengthen technology programs
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said he would centralize the department's intelligence functions under the assistant secretary for information analysis, and plans to create a new assistant secretary for cybersecurity and telecommunications.
Germany moves forward with e-passports
Germany will be the first European country to introduce integrated circuit chips with personal identifying information and a digital facial photograph under legislation approved today.
California will revisit RFID restrictions
The California Assembly at press time was set to consider a partial ban on radio frequency identification that would allow the technology to be used for certain types of identification cards, but only if shield devices and other privacy protections are employed.
State, NIST disagree on biometrics
A digital photograph and contactless chip for electronic passport implementation would confirm the identity of the person carrying the document, a top State Department official said late last month in testimony before Congress.
DHS tests RFID technology for foot, vehicle traffic at entry points
The Homeland Security Department plans to install antennas at five locations to detect RFID chips embedded in travel documents carried by international visitors passing through U.S. ports of entry.
California to revisit RFID restrictions
An amendment to SB 682 would ban radio-frequency identification tags on driver's licenses, student IDs and library and health insurance cards, but allow them on access cards for individuals such as first responders, prison employees and detainees.
State tells lawmakers biometrics will ensure identity
A digital photograph and contactless chip for electronic passport implementation would ensure the identity of the person carrying the document, according to a top State Department official.
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