U.S. agencies are “on track” to meet a Friday deadline to begin issuing smart ID cards. The White House is not giving out the specific number of agencies likely to be in compliance. To meet the deadline, agencies must have technology in place to issue smart cards to employees and contractors. Some agencies will miss the deadline because the directive didnt allocate additional funding for smart-card systems. Smart-card vendors say the directive will kick off an “evolution of ID””]
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