A federation that includes many IT companies has signed an agreement with the Defense Department to connect identity systems and establish an interoperable authentication network.
Viisage Technology Inc. has acquired SecuriMetrics Inc., a maker of handheld iris recognition and biometric devices, software applications and services, for $28 million cash.
AT&T Government Solutions Inc. won $15 million in follow-on work on two contracts to develop the Army's next generation of live battlefield training systems.
Using XML for Web site management could greatly benefit government agencies, according to the initial findings of five New York state agencies that participated in an XML testbed.
SPI Inc. won a subcontract from Raytheon Network Centric Systems to assist the contractor in creating sensors for platforms under development in the Army's Future Combat Systems program.
The Homeland Security Department will decide soon on whether to re-establish iris scans within the Registered Traveler program, a measure it had dropped from the program's nationwide rollout, a department official said this week.
Avaya Inc. and Juniper Networks Inc. will combine their IP telephony and IP networking and security expertise to provide a unified communications solution, company officials said.
Establishing formats for frequent flier smart cards, as well as the readers and biometric data storage for the cards, that are interoperable between vendors is one challenge for contractors interested in operating the Homeland Security Department's nationwide Registered Traveler program.
A coalition of conservative groups and privacy advocates is urging the Homeland Security Department not to include the use of RFID contactless chips in its regulations for implementing the Real ID Act for state driver's licenses.
The Homeland Security Department announced this week that the date that proposals are due for FirstSource, its small-business only contracting vehicle, has been pushed back to Feb. 9.
Live testing of passports containing radio-frequency identification contactless chips began this week at San Francisco International Airport for selected incoming visitors from Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
