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State launches e-passports, rejects security concerns

02/27/06 -- 11:24 AM The senior official in charge of the project said that technical issues raised recently about e-passport security would not prevent the general distribution of the documents.

Indiana chooses Digimarc system for digitial ID support

02/27/06 -- 09:44 AM The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has awarded a six-year contract to Digimarc Corp. to supply a new digital system to issue driver’s licenses.

GSA details how HSPD-12 interoperability labs will work

02/21/06 -- 03:02 PM The General Services Administration outlined the final step vendors must take to get products and services on an approved list for Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.

HSPD-12 to get its first field test

02/15/06 -- 02:03 PM The Pentagon will host an exercise next week to demonstrate smart-card interoperability among federal, state and local emergency personnel in the Washington metro area.

NIST seeking comments on PIV interface standards

02/10/06 -- 03:32 PM The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued draft specifications for smart cards to retrieve and use identity credentials under Federal Information Processing Standard 201.

Orange County, Calif., calls on Identix for biometric system

02/10/06 -- 10:22 AM The Orange County, Calif., Sheriff’s Department has awarded a contract to Identix Inc. to deliver a biometric hand-scanner system.

Packet Rat: Dirty laundry list

02/06/06; Vol. 25, No. 3 With a fresh message from Osama bin Laden in hand, a lobbying scandal on the Hill, and outrage brewing over National Security Agency monitoring of domestic phone calls, the Justice Department has once again ratcheted up its war efforts—against porn.

Biometrics look ready for prime time

02/06/06; Vol. 25, No. 3 Technologies improve just in time for HSPD-12 rollouts

Intelligence agencies eye the watch list dilemma

02/06/06; Vol. 25, No. 3 Officials want to add biometrics and better search capabilities, but doubts persist about feasibility—and even possibility

NIST finalizes biometric specification for HSPD-12

02/02/06 -- 03:53 PM The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued the final biometric specifications for Federal Information Processing Standard-201.

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