Biometrics demand on the rise

Industry officials at a homeland security conference held Oct. 22 say the market opportunity for biometrics remains stronger than ever.

GAO: Feds needs uniform approach to biometrics

Agencies that collect biometric information need to access and share that data, GAO said in a report issued Oct. 15.

  • By Doug Beizer

EMentum to do identity work for Justice

EMentum Inc. will install identity management technologies at the Justice Department under a new contract.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

CA swoops on IDFocus

CA Inc. has acquired IDFocus LLC., an identity management technology provider, in a move to boost its information security capabilities.

  • By William Welsh

Army selects six for RFID contract

The contracts include Electronic Product Code Class 1, Gen 2 pRFID tags, fixed and handheld readers, and RFID enabled label printers.

  • By Doug Beizer

Identity management requires team effort

Federal contractors are poised to make breakthroughs in identity management, but they need to collaborate more closely on research, according to CAIMR.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

A matter of trust

ID card for contractors undergoes testing at the Defense Department.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

BAE to build multiple ID systems

BAE Systems Inc. will provide digital identification systems for the Army, Navy, Coast Guard and two foreign governments under a Navy contract.

  • By David Hubler

L-3 to help Army with secure network

L-3 Services Inc. will provide information technology support to the Army for the military's secure Internet protocol network.

  • By William Welsh

DHS faces US-VISIT implementation issues

DHS will probably miss its 2009 deadlines to implement the US-VISIT exit system and Electronic System for Travel Authorization, according to a new GAO report.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

BearingPoint to assist Marines with identity management

BearingPoint Inc. will provide identity and access management technology to the Marine Corps under a new contract.

  • By William Welsh

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On the edge

Tangent offers a new environmentally friendly computer, and Privaris has software that makes passwords forgettable.

  • By Doug Beizer

SRA wins environmental health project

SRA International will provide IT infrastructure support to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Accenture gets U.S. Visit extension

Accenture's run as the prime contractor and systems integrator for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program will continue beyond May 2009.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

ITAA, PSC want changes to E-Verify rule

The Professional Services Council and the Information Technology Association of America want contractors to have the same rules as agencies when using E-Verify.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Biometric spending to double in five years

Public and private spending on biometrics technologies will more than double to $7.3 billion globally by 2013, up from $3 billion in 2008.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Verified Identity Pass loses PC with Registered Traveler data

The PC contained unencrypted personal information on 33,000 participants in the Registered Traveler program and has caused TSA to suspend new enrollments for the company.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Registered Traveler set to go nationwide

The Transportation Security Administration will expand Registered Traveler to all U.S. airports beginning next week and eliminate a TSA-conducted screening that it considers duplicative.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

L-1 wins border-crossing card deal

L-1 Identity Solutions has won a contract from the State Department to issue border-crossing cards as part of an expansion to the U.S. Passport Card program.

  • By Alice Lipowicz
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