EK Ekcessories has developed the NEW Patriot Card Holder for federal employee credentials. This revolutionary card holder has been designed to keep your government issued Common Access Card or smart card complying with FIPS 201 safe from unauthorized data skimming. The Patriot Card holder features a durable impact resistant composite and can hold two cards […]

By Steve Howard, vice president of credentials, CertiPath It took the U.S. Federal Government more than six years to get behind FIPS 201 and figure out how to make it real – but it’s finally here. The market is seeing millions of PIV cards and there’s a whole lot to get excited about. The overarching […]

Digital Identification Solutions AG has received notification from the U.S. General Services Administration that its two recent submissions to the FIPS 201 product list have been approved.?? The two new products are the EDIsecure XID 8300 Retransfer ID Card Printer and ILM-DS combined system, and the EDIsecure DCP 360+ Direct ID Card Printer and ILM […]

The December meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

Verizon Business is providing the commonwealth of Virginia with smart card credentialing services that will enable authorities to electronically confirm the identities and skills of emergency responders arriving at a disaster scene. With Verizon’s First Responder Authentication Credentialing solution, the commonwealth can make sure that only those individuals who have had their identities and skill […]

National Laminating delivered 2.5 million radio frequency shielding sleeves to the Department of Defense to protect the contactless Common Access Card (CAC) from data interception. The FIPS 201-approved, shielding sleeves are distributed via RAPIDS ID offices worldwide with the issuance of new CACs. The product is lightweight, durable and fits into a wallet. Before choosing […]

National Laminating delivered 2.5 million radio frequency shielding sleeves to the Department of Defense to protect the contactless Common Access Card (CAC) from data interception. The FIPS 201-approved, shielding sleeves are distributed via RAPIDS ID offices worldwide with the issuance of new CACs. The product is lightweight, durable and fits into a wallet. Before choosing […]

By Autumn C. Giusti, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications On the heels of making the crossover to non-federal employees two-years ago, Personal Identity Verification credentials are finding their way to yet another segment of that group – taxi cab drivers. A handful of first responder groups and state and local agencies have begun the process to […]

The U.S. Government Printing Office is offering personalization of PIV credentials to other government agencies, says Steve LeBlanc, managing director for security and intelligent documents at the agency. The U.S. General Services Administration certified the printing office for the graphical personalization services of PIV identification cards, which are required for all full-time government employees and […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has one of the largest Public Key Infrastructures in the world. Getting to that point wasn’t necessarily easy, says Scott Jack, director of identity assurance for DOD PKI. Jack spoke about the role PKI plays with the Defense Department credential and how it may be used in the future, including […]