Darlene Gore

(Photo courtesy of NIST)An employee swipes their personal identity verification (PIV) card

GSA looks for ideas on using kiosks to collect biometric identity information

Kiosks are like robots that don’t move. They replace people for high-volume, repetitive tasks like checking people in or issuing paperwork. Now the General…

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(K. Talbott/NIST)This smart chip on a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card holds two fingerprint biometrics, a unique number that identifies the individual within the PIV system, a PIN number that never leaves the card and a cryptographic key that is used to authenticate the cardholder to the PIV system.

Credit: K. Talbott/NIST

USPS, GSA make 7 DC-area post offices permanent PIV card sites following pilot

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(Photo courtesy of NIST)An employee swipes their personal identity verification (PIV) card

USPS, GSA expand ‘government storefront’ concept with PIV card pilot

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