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Futuristic passports could show video

It sounds like a fantasy, but the technology is available to create passports containing video that will add an extra dimension to the mug shots now displayed on the inside cover of the document.... Read more...

Feds miss HSPD-12 deadline

The federal government wanted to make sure 5.6 million federal workers and contractors had their high-tech identification cards--or HSPD-12 cards--in hand by October 2008. But whoops, it missed the... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Port security still delayed

Believe it or not, lack of technology is delaying a $250 million anti-terrorism effort to secure the nation's ports. The culprit is a fingerprint ID card issued to more than 1 million workers. It's a... Read more...