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USPS, GSA expand PIV card services to post offices outside DC area this summer

Federal employees and contractors will soon be able to obtain or update their Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards at post offices outside the D.C….

IT Modernization

(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

Management

(Photo courtesy of NIST)

An employee swipes their personal identity verification (PIV) card

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

Management