XTec Inc. announced that GSA Region 1 signed a 10-year licensing and maintenance contract for enterprise support of XTec’s cloud-based physical access control solution. The agreement continues GSA’s partnership with XTec, which provided GSA’s first cloud-based solution. XTec’s AuthentX PACS solution has operated in a cloud environment for more than five years. The provider utilizes […]

HID Global was selected by the U.S. Department of Defense as the main supplier of printer/encoders for its Common Access Card program. HID Global’s FARGO HDP5000-LC ID card Printer/Encoders will include customized enhancements to handle the government project requisites, and will feature customer support service. The HDP5000 features a SmartScreen LCD Control Panel, an embedded […]

The idea behind HSPD-12 was to create a secure, interoperable credential to control physical access to facilities and logical access to networks for executive branch employees and contractors. The directive was signed in 2004 and the FIPS 201 standard followed, along with accompanying guidance from the White House Office of Management and Budget. OMB Memorandum […]

Additions include derived credentials, adding photo to chip, more contactless functionality Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications The revised draft of FIPS 201-2 has been released and several additions have been made from the March 2011 draft. Some of the more significant changes include: Adding a mandatory facial image to the smart card Additional functionality of […]

The Canadian company Lumenera and Japanese firm Tamron have partnered to create a new camera that has now received the FIPS 201 certification to meet specifications for PIV requirements for facial image capturing systems. The Lu375C camera is a USB 2.0, 3.1MP color camera. Its digital interface provides uncompressed images in still image captures. It […]

Thursby Software Systems, Inc. has expanded the Mac compatibility of its PKard smart card with its PKard for Mac v. 1.2. This version integrates the smart card to Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lioin. PKard for Mac provides smart card access to secure websites, Web VPN and secure Apple mail for the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) market. […]

The June 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 […]

The U.S. Army Reserve Command has implemented Monitor Dynamics’ FICAM Platform to achieve FIPS-201 compliance with its physical access control systems. As per OMB M11-11, each Army Reserve command facility will be required to implement technology such as the Trusted FICAM Platform to achieve FIPS-201 certification. The U.S. Army Reserve Command commands, controls, and supports […]

Government and enterprises want centralized security management Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications Mike Leete doesn’t like computer servers. The General Services Admintration’s project manager at the Neil Smith Federal Building in Des Moines, Iowa doesn’t care for the resources it takes to operate and maintain a server room. So when the 10-story, 40,000 square-foot building […]

U.S. agencies test app, hardware By Denise Trowbridge, contributing editor, Avisian Publications Federal employees wanting to access secure government Web sites on mobile devices don’t have it easy to begin with, but make it an Apple iOS device and it gets more complicated. Thursby Software Systems, while already making it easier to use smart cards […]