The newest clients to the PhoneFactor Inc. roster have been confirmed as the U.S. Department of State, the District of Columbia government, and the Federal Railroad Administration, and hereby increasing the level of secure authentication access to our nation’s sensitive data.

New Zealand, in conjunction with the Australian government, has begun utilizing fingerprint biometric checks of immigrants entering the country in an effort to improve border security and curb identity fraud, according to a TVNZ article.

In order to share information about various deployments and uses of PIV credentials there will be an information sharing day for federal officials on Aug. 4. The purpose of the ICAM Information Sharing Day is to provide an forum for agencies to understand and share information related to implementation activities being taken by early adopters of ICAM programs.

In another of a series of podcasts investigating identity standards, Kevin Gillick, executive director at GlobalPlatform, talks with Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin about its place in the standards landscape and the role it plays.