NIST adds flexibility, digital format to security requirements for federal contractors
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has updated its guidance for how businesses working with the federal government…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
DHS reinterprets foreign worker fees to fund biometric border system
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed a way to fund its Customs and Border Protection Agency’s Biometric Entry-Exit…
NIST, Georgetown, CDT to enhance digital identity guidelines for public benefits
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is tailoring its digital identity guidelines to better…
Vietnam PM orders wider implementation of national ID for digital transformation
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam has highlighted the need for more robust efforts to drive national digital transformation,…
Entrust introduces digital ID orchestration software for G2C interactions
Entrust has unveiled Citizen Identity Orchestration software, enabling governments to engage with citizens through verified digital identities. This product aims…
Beruku partners up to bolster US government’s biometric identity proofing
Easy Dynamics and Beruku Identity have joined forces in a strategic partnership aimed at improving identity verification processes for foreigners…
Indonesia’s Comms ministry highlights role in fostering digital ID use to access services
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Informatics (Kominfo) says it is playing a frontline role in the country’s drive to set…
Philippines introduces digital ID for pensioners as eGov user numbers increase
Pensioners and other users of insurance services in Philippines can henceforth access services from the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)…
GSA testing for biometric bias ahead of Login.gov identity proofing rollout
The U.S. General Services Administration is testing facial recognition, behavioral biometrics and other technologies for remote identity proofing for the…
US Gen Zers struggle with identity verification as ‘Digital Ghosts’: Socure
Socure has released a new study revealing that 35 percent of Gen Zers in the U.S. and nearly a third…
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