CardTech/SecurTech 2006, SAN FRANCISCO - Axalto (www.axalto.com), the world's leading provider of microprocessor cards (Gartner 2005), today announced its comprehensive range of dual interface ...

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists have released an updated technical specification for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards that are being phased in by federal ...

A new report warns contracting officers at the Veterans Health Administration are failing to comply with agency and federal guidelines ensuring contractor personnel return personal identity ...

Specifications for cryptographic algorithms and keys for use on smart government ID cards are being updated to better align them with Federal Information Processing Standards and to extend the use of ...

Smart Cards in Government Conference got a firsthand report Friday on the governmentwide credentialing program's impressive results from a key figure in the program -- Karen Evans, administrator of ...

The Personal Identity Verification cards used by every federal worker and contractor are being revised to address the technology advances that have occurred since the card standards were published in ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed two demonstration software packages that show how Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards can be used with Windows and Linux ...

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J.—With the goal of spreading adoption of smart card technology for physical access control, the Smart Card Alliance has embarked on an effort to define in a white paper best ...

Draft guidelines have been released to help agencies verify that organizations issuing new governmentwide identification cards are up to the job. Draft guidelines have been released to help agencies ...

The new ID cards will be interoperable smart cards that can be used across agencies, and will incorporate a common set of identity proofing and issuing standards and technologies. Comments on the ...

Starting March 1, the Office of Management and Budget requires that agencies post quarterly updates on their public websites reporting how far along they are in issuing the Personal Identity ...