Tag: HSPD-12
3M awarded Veterans Affairs contract
December 4, 2012SSN Staff
ST. PAUL, Minn.—3M, a provider of security solutions to businesses and governments, has been awarded a contract to provide identification document verification for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Homeland Security Presidential Directive system, according to a company statement. The 3M solution will be deployed at VA facilities throughout the United States.
The contract was awarded to 3M Cogent, a wholly owned subsidiary of 3M, through a competitive bid process. The software ensures...
HID wants to help with new gov't deadline
May 10, 2011Martha Entwistle
IRVINE, Calif.—HID is spreading the word to government agencies and the integrators that serve them that it wants to help them comply with a new deadline for FIPS 201.
The deadline, issued in February by the Office of Management and Budget, said that federal agencies that are not fully compliant with FIPS 201 by Oct. 31, 2011 would have other technology and refresh funds withheld.
“HID can help them get where they need to be,” Kathleen Carroll, director of government relations for...