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Audio from January 16 IAB meeting online now at SecureIDNews.com

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

The January monthly meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was held in Washington D.C. SecureIDNews 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 list of audio and accompanying PowerPoint slides (in pdf format).


Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12: Issues and Direction Mike Butler, GSA

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Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC): Final Rulemaking Overview John Schwartz, DHS

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GSA Managed Services Office (MSO) Update Steve Duncan, GSA

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Planned USDA Credential Usage Owen Unangst, USDA

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PIV Standard and Supporting Documents Update Ramaswamy Chandramouli, NIST

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Configuration Management of Common Federal Credential Tony Cieri, IAB

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Smart Card Alliance Government Support Update Randy Vanderhoof, SCA and Dwayne Pfeiffer, Physical Access Council

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Winter Storm Exercise Lemar Jones, PFPA and Craig Wilson, DHS

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