Is your heartbeat your new CAC?

Federal Times: With a single sentence at an industry event in Washington, Defense Department CIO Terry Halvorsen made big news that affects millions of people: “We are embarking on a two-year plan to eliminate [common access cards] from our information systems,” he said June 14.

The CAC, as it’s more widely known, is issued to everyone granted authority to access DoD systems and facilities, whether they’re military, civilian or contractor personnel. That includes nearly 3 million cards issued last year, and more than 20 million issued over the past decade, according to the Defense Manpower Data Center.

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