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ID Tech Digest – October 16, 2026

Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: GSA Explores…

GSA Explores Letting Login.gov Inherit Identity Verification From Commercial Providers

USCIS Orders Up to $9.2 Million in Remote Document Authentication Software

HHS Orders $8 Million in ID.me Services for CMS Under New FedHub Agreement

SITA Agrees to Acquire Collins Aerospace’s Airport Solutions Business

Vista Equity Partners Agrees to Acquire HID’s PKI Business

Florida Sues Discord, Alleging the Platform Fails to Verify Users’ Ages

Featured Articles
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DigiSign Uses Innovatrics Biometrics to Extend Digital Signing Beyond Bank iD

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Device Intelligence Is No Longer a Proxy for Identity Trust

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DHS Opens $440 Million Governmentwide Biometric Device Competition

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Project Lifesaver Adopts FaceTec UR Codes Nationwide for Locator Bracelets

Podcasts
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FaceTec’s Geoff Slagle Warns Against Overreliance on Visual ID Checks

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Troy Group Flags Birth Certificates as a Target for Document Fraud

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Maxine Most: AI Has Industrialized Fraud

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“Know Your Agent” Is Becoming a New Identity Category, Says Cameron D’Ambrosi

Interviews
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FaceTec’s Chief Identity Technology Strategist Details UR Code Solution for Healthcare Sector

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Security Expert Warns Physical Document Controls Are Being Overlooked in Identity Security Stack

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Fime Expands eID Efforts Beyond Europe, Including U.S. mDL Pilots

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Lakota Software Grows Global Reach as Key Biometric Data Integration Provider

Thought Leadership
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Device Intelligence Is No Longer a Proxy for Identity Trust

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Identity Security in the Age of Deepfakes and Injection Attacks

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How Facephi Lives the Future of Financial Crime Compliance with Agentic and Physical AI

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Before You Evaluate Mobile Credentials, Take Stock of the Campus You Actually Have