Agencies set the groundwork for identity superiority

In the past 15 years, a number of federal agencies put the pieces in place through committees, with funding and presidential orders to help create the infrastructure for assured identity management. View the timeline here.

Reader Poll

HSPD-12 gets personal
See the results from the recent FCW.com poll that asked, "Background checks required under HSPD-12 are (choose one)."

From the FCW.com Blogs

FCW Forum: What are the long-term benefits of HSPD-12?
As agencies move into high gear to comply with the directive, questions remain about how long it will take HSPD-12 to live up to its promises.

Feature

The security badge for the future
It could be years before agencies realize the full capabilities of the new personal identity verification cards that Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 requires.

Goodbye anonymity. Hello ID superiority.
Government-issued personal identity verification cards are a form of identity proofing superior to anything available in the past, security experts say.

Webinar

On Feb. 13, Judy Spencer, chairwoman of the Federal Identity Credentialing Committee, will discuss identity management and how the government expects to build on HSPD-12 to achieve ID superiority. FCW News Editor Jason Miller will host the Webinar.