RFID Management System Implementation Commended

Veterans’ Affairs Identity Management System Implementation, Testimony of Neville Pattinson
Director of Business Development, Technology and Government Affairs, Axalto, Inc. ...

... "We commend the Department of Veterans Affairs for embarking on its own Identity Management System using Smart ID Cards for its employees. As there are already legacy physical access systems in place in several VA facilities, the project has embraced both a two and a three chip Smart ID Card. Both Smart ID Card variants are to contain a contact smart card chip for logical access and credential storage along with a second chip for new physical access systems as recommended by the IAB. One of the card variants will also contain a third chip for supporting the installed base of existing physical access systems based on RFID technology. The Smart card project team within Veterans Affairs has spent considerable time performing feasibility studies and prototype evaluations in many areas to ensure the correct application of the technology to their systems and processes. This planning effort will lead to a better implementation as the project begins its rollout to the intended VA staff and contractor population. What they have learned will also benefit other agencies in their programs as all Federal agencies embrace the new HSPD-12 credentialing initiative." ...