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$1 billion for new Social Security card
Immigration bill proposes spending and opens door for smart card or other secure ID
eDriving license gaining traction in Europe
22 May, 2013Senate approves biometric exit pilots
The U.S. Senate has approved a pilot that will have the Homeland Security capturing biometrics from foreign travelers exiting the country, according to a report in USA Today. The Senate Judiciary Committee has been debating the immigration bill. Last week it defeated a proposal that would have called for biometric exit tracking of travelers citing [...]
21 May, 2013Veterans Affairs taps Quantum Secure, Electrosoft for physical access
Virginia-based Electrosoft Services, in partnership with Quantum Secure, has been chosen to provide an Enterprise Physical Access Control System to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Quantum has deployed four of its employees to assist with the project on a part-time basis, while main contractor Electrosoft and its primary partner Deloitte are providing the majority of [...]
17 May, 2013eDriving license gaining traction in Europe
More countries in the European Union are getting on board with the concept of an electronic driver’s license. Based on European Directive 383/2012, which advocates for adding a smart secure element to driver’s licenses, six EU member states have completed the tender procedure, and another six have shown interest in it. A European eLicense will [...]
17 May, 2013FBI launches third increment of NGI system
The Federal Bureau of Investigation launched Increment three of its Next Generation Identification (NGI) program, which features improved search accuracy for latent fingerprints and adds a nationwide palm print identification system. Lockheed Martin provided the technology behind these added features. These improvements are part of the FBI’s plan to phase in upgrades to its biometric identification [...]
14 May, 2013Biometric exit bill defeated
A bill that would have mandated biometric tracking of foreigners to the U.S. was defeated by a Senate panel, according to The Hill. The Republican amendment would have required a biometric entry and exit system at ports of entry before granting permanent legal status to 11 million illegal immigrants as part of the new immigration [...]
14 May, 2013GAO blasts TWIC card reader pilot results
Stephen M. Lord, director of Homeland Security and Justice for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), testified before the House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Government Operations, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card reader pilot results, saying that they were unreliable and the [...]
14 May, 2013Dublin Airport adopts ABC gates for border control
Dublin International Airport is currently piloting SITA’s iBorders solution to automate border control gates. The SITA pilot will see gates verify that passengers match the information of their passport, granting access to the country. The pilot is scheduled to run through October 2013. The iBorders system captures an individual’s biometric — facial recognition in the [...]
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