Simplifying Compliance with the U.S. Government Federal Identity Mandate

U.S. government agencies are faced with the difficult challenge of complying with evolving standards for secure and reliable forms of identification used by federal employees and contractors. These standards were initiated in August 2004 when President Bush ordered the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12). According to a February 2011 memorandum issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), existing physical (PACS) and logical (LACS) access control systems must be upgraded to use Personal Identification Verification (PIV) credentials in accordance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines. Federal agencies have been instructed to transition to using the PIV credential for PACS and LACS before they use development and technology refresh funds to complete other activities. These systems must leverage smartcard and biometric technology, and support identification credentials according to government guidelines.

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