Persona awarded FedRAMP Moderate Authorization status
Persona has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate Authorization, enabling U.S. Federal agencies to deploy its biometric…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Estonia launches €21.65M procurement for EU Digital Identity Wallet
Estonia’s Information System Authority (RIA) has issued a procurement to develop and deploy a compliant European Digital Identity Wallet for…
US DoT launches biometric trucker registry with Idemia technology
The U.S. government will require all truck drivers, motor-coach operators and other transport carriers to register in a system that…
Isle of Man pushes digital ID age checks through Yoti app – but gradually
The government of the Isle of Man is pushing for wider retailer acceptance of digital age checks, and is reminding…
UK gov’t can still save digital ID plan despite poor initial policy, communication
The UK government’s digital ID plan was not backed by robust policy development based on clear evidence when it was…
GitHub leak exposed CISA, DHS GovCloud keys, internal credentials
A public GitHub repository tied to a contractor for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) exposed credentials for highly…
One UK digital identity system runs into the politics of Ireland, Scotland, Wales
It can be easy to think of the UK as one unified country but when local elections occur, the reality…
Keir Starmer’s political crisis casts shadow on UK’s digital ID plans
Last week, the King’s Speech set out 37 bills for the new parliamentary year, including the Digital Access to Services…
Cambodia launches digital driver’s licences, national ID services expand
Cambodia is expanding its digital government drive with the launch of digital driver’s licences, while also stepping up national ID…
AI fraud crackdown risks locking blind users out of biometric identity systems
Government identity verification systems are increasingly locking blind and low-vision (BLV) Americans out of essential services as agencies deploy stricter…
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