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Feds Start Small on Smart IDs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the small-start-leads-to-big-ending dept.

jcatcw writes "Some government employees will be getting smart ID cards beginning this week. The unfunded mandate to have all employees and contractors use Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards is part of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12. The U.S. General Services Administration is providing enrollment centers that can verify the identities of employees, fingerprint and photograph the workers, and issue PIV cards to them. The deadline for getting cards to all employees and contractors is the end of September 2008."

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  1. Re:Question, then comment by Maclir · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I hope you are three times as frightened at the idea of the government taking over health care (I mean even more than it already is).

    Yes - that is something to be very afraid of - just think, all of those in the health care "business" might no longer make their robber baron profits. And the country's health care quality and affordability for everyone (not just the fortunate few that can afford if) may improve towards that which people in most other developed countries enjoy.

  2. Re:So what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    A police state is when someone can ask the Department of Homeland Security to arrest Democrats. Don't waste time worrying about employee IDs.