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Common Access Card ready for update

Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Now that the Defense Department is issuing the last of its first-generation Common Access Cards, the inevitable upgrade cycle is under way.

Mary Dixon, director of the Common Access Card Office at the Defense Manpower Data Center, said the second-generation smart cards may be ready as early as this fall for new entrants and replacement of lost, stolen or worn-out cards.

New features may include contactless chips, new applications and the groundwork for biometric application support.

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