Washington State issues RFID licenses

The Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) has issued the first Enhanced Driver Licenses (EDL) in North America.

Angola adopts optical memory cards

Luanda-based DGM-Sistemas has been selected by the Angolan government to deliver a complete ID management system for the country’s new citizen ID programme.

St Kitts and Nevis aims for clean elections

St. Kitts and Nevis is to use new ID cards to create a clean voters list

SCM scoops GEMATIK certification

SCM Microsystems’ eHealth100 health card terminal has been certified for use as a multi-functional terminal (MKT+ terminal) by GEMATIK, the organisation overseeing the implementation of the eHealth card programme in Germany.

REAL ID brings new opportunities

The Smart Card Alliance has issued a response to last week’s final ruling by the US Department of Homeland Security on minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards.

REAL ID regulations finalised

After several twists and turns, the final regulations for REAL ID have been unveiled today.

Nevada approves $29m driver license contract

Digimarc will centralise Nevada’s driver license production and add biometrics

Gemalto selected for Yemen ID card

Gemalto has been selected to deliver an electronic ID card solution to the Ministry of Interior of Yemen

New federal ID Card System for Mexico

Digital Identification Solutions Group has won a new contract from the Mexican federal government

UK Home Office plays down ID card abandonment

The UK’s Home Office highlights to SDW why it will press ahead with the controversial ID card scheme

Few US federal employees have HSPD-12 ID card

Office of Management and Budget says less than 1 percent of federal employees have HSPD-12 cards

Precise scoops new ID deal

Precise Biometrics has won yet another tender to supply technology for a national ID card scheme.

US passport card to be ‘‘vicinity read’’ RFID

Passport cards for Americans who travel to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean will be equipped with vicinity-read RFID technology

Smart border communities for India

The Indian government is introducing identification cards in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in an effort to stamp out illegal immigration from neighbouring Nepal.

Precise scoops Portuguese follow-on deal

Following its success in winning a deal for the Portuguese ID card earlier this year, Precise Biometrics says it has received a follow-on order linked to the project via its partner Zetes Burótica.

Cross Match invests in AssureTec

Cross Match Technologies makes an equity investment in AssureTec Systems

Saudi opts for Entrust

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) has chosen Entrust to supply PKI and email technology in conjunction with its local partner Moammar Information Systems.

Singapore smart card standard launched

New standard could help to eradicate the need to carry multiple cards

Bangladesh elections to go biometric

Bangladesh is set to use biometrics for its 2008 general election following the award of an exclusive follow-on contract to Bio-key International and Tiger IT.

Ireland launches first phase of AFIS

The Republic of Ireland has launched the first phase of its new Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) for its national police force, the An Garda Síochána, and the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS).