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Gallagher moves to DHS to help implement HSPD-12

Friday, December 28, 2007

Deborah Gallagher, former chief technology officer at the Defense Department’s Access Card Office, has moved to the Homeland Security Department to help implement Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12. Gallagher played a key role in DOD’s Common Access Card program. To date, DHS has made little progress toward complying with HSPD-12, according to the IDManagement.gov Web site. DHS was one of four departments for which the Office of Management and Budget granted an extension of the HSPD-12 deadline. Most agencies have until Oct. 27, 2008, to fully implement the smart card program. DHS officials said they would implement 80 percent of the program by December 2008 and the other 20 percent by 2010.

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Codebench Inc. and Hirsch Identive announced the integration of Codebench’s PIVCheck Plus software with Hirsch Identive’s Velocity Management Software, which aims to provide federal government and commercial customers with a solution for identity validation, authentication and PACS registration using mobile handheld devices.

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Codebench Inc. and S2 Security Corp. announced that Codebench’s PIVCheck Plus software suite, a card validation, authentication, and registration solution for HSPD-12 compliance, now integrates with the S2 NetBox Extreme and Enterprise systems from S2 Security Corporation.

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British Columbia is moving forward with plans to upgrade its CareCard program. According to The Vancouver Sun, the new card will provide access to a variety of regional services including electronic health records, driver license and school registration for children.

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The OneCard from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, can now be used at three off-campus restaurants with more merchants set to join.

“It’s a project we’ve been working on for some time now and its finally coming to fruition,” said OneCard Coordinator Chris Bird.

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ImageWare Systems announced that the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), an agency that oversees Los Angeles International (LAX) airport, LA/Ontario International airport and Van Nuys airport, has placed an order for a number of biometric identity management and credentialing solutions.

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The White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in south central New Mexico is doing away with its own badges and coming in line with HSPD-12 and PIV.

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