Latest Government ID

14/02/06

ID cards back on track - just


The UK’s identity cards scheme is firmly back

14/02/06

Smart Card Alliance forms Identity Council


The Smart Card Alliance (SCA) announces the formation of a new Identity Council

13/02/06

One million additional smart IDs for DoD


US Department of Defense takes delivery of an additional one million smart cards

10/02/06

Eastcompeace wins Chinese ID card contract


Eastcompeace wins contract to supply 20 million national ID cards for China

10/02/06

UK government gives concessions on ID cards


The UK government announces a number of concessions to its ID plans

9/02/06

ID and security profits soar at Gemplus


Gemplus records major growth in ID and security segment

8/02/06

New Swiss consultancy launched


A new consultancy has been launched in Switzerland

8/02/06

Your ID credentials accepted here, say DoD


The DoD and members of FiXs agree to trust each others ID cards

7/02/06

60 million ID cards for Nigeria


60 million Nigerians are to be issued with a biometric-based national ID card.

6/02/06

NIST issues final biometric specifications


NIST issues final publication describing how biometrics should be stored on PIV cards

6/02/06

Viisage buys its way into iris recognition market


Viisage Technology to acquire SecuriMetrics, a manufacturer of handheld iris recognition devices

3/02/06

Columbia to roll out biometric ID cards


Columbia is to roll out one of the largest biometric-based national ID card projects in Latin America.

2/02/06

Oberthur revenue driven forward by ID sales


Oberthur Card Systems results for 2005 show strong growth in the identity sector

2/02/06

Annual ID theft costing Britain £1.7 billion


Identity fraud costs the UK economy an estimated £1.7 billion per year

1/02/06

REAL ID compliance service launched


A new REAL ID compliance service has been launched to help government officials tasked with rolling out new driver licenses

31/01/06

Record sales for Axalto, but ID sector frustrates


Axalto announced record financial statistics for 2005, but ID card and passport projects underperformed

31/01/06

China orders image capture devices for its ID card


Chinese provinces order image capturing systems for use in the nation’s identification card project

26/01/06

Indonesian Government to roll out 4m employee IDs


Indonesian government employees to get a new multifunctional e-ID card

24/01/06

Somalia awards ePassport and ID project


Republic of Somalia orders a complete ePassport and e-Identification system

24/01/06

UK ID cards take a knocking


Peers vote by 186 votes to 142 to keep the proposed ID card system on a voluntary basis.


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