Starting March 1, the Office of Management and Budget requires that agencies post quarterly updates on their public websites reporting how far along they are in issuing the Personal Identity ...

The General Services Administration could do a better job of monitoring data from personal identity verification access card reader systems at the facilities it manages on behalf of the federal ...

The Personal Identity Verification cards used by every federal worker and contractor are being revised to address the technology advances that have occurred since the card standards were published in ...

For decades, PIV and CAC cards have been the primary tools for agencies and contractors to verify the identity of employees and contractors. The COVID-19 outbreak could change that. Identity ...

IDEMIA's ID-One PIV® 243 smart cards are the first new addition to the Approved PIV Card list in four years, after receiving NIST FIPS 140-3 level 2 validation. RESTON, Va., July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ ...

Specifications for cryptographic algorithms and keys for use on smart government ID cards are being updated to better align them with Federal Information Processing Standards and to extend the use of ...

Nearly 20 years after the government established the standard for Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees and Contractors (PIV), the federal mission has outgrown the physical card. The ...

The General Services Administration still needs to do a better job tracking and recovering access cards from its contractors, according to a report for the agency's watchdog. The General Services ...

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MINNEAPOLIS & PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Entrust, a leading provider of trusted identities, payments and data protection, today announced a partnership with Yubico, the leading provider of ...