Federal Times: About 96 percent of the federal workforce is using personal identification verification cards as a trusted credential for activities across government, but having a single card for travel and other purchases is probably several years away, according to a leading General Services Administration executive.
Credit card companies are moving toward a chip-enabled smart credit card that is difficult to counterfeit, and this could push the use of the technology on the government PIV card, said Deborah Gallagher, director of the Identity Assurance and Trusted Access Division within GSA’s Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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