The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has issued an emergency contract modification to integrate biometric verification into the federal Login.gov platform, citing an urgent need to counter escalating fraud threats. […]

IDEMIA Public Security North America has secured a 10-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) worth up to $194.5 million from the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide identity proofing technologies for […]

A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds fault with Login.gov’s Single Sign-On system—but it already seems to be out of date. The GAO’s October 2024 report, GAO-25-106640, evaluates […]

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: EU Officials Mull Remote Biometric Registration […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) has officially announced the general availability of facial recognition technology for Login.gov, its single sign-on service for accessing various federal services. Following a successful pilot, […]

Login.gov, the federal government’s identity verification service, is on track to meet the crucial Identity Assurance Level 2 (IAL2) standard, according to its director, Hanna Kim. Launched in 2017 by […]

Federal officials are emphasizing the need to further standardize and implement new identity authentication measures, such as phishing-resistant authentication methods and quantum-resistant cryptography, across Federal agencies. During a recent Nextgov/FCW […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced that veterans will need to transition to either Login.gov or ID.me for accessing their benefits and healthcare services online over the next […]

America’s Social Security Administration is now requiring long-time users of its online system to switch to Login.gov as their authentication mechanism. The requirement applies to users who created online accounts […]

Hanna Kim has been appointed as the new director of Technology Transformation Services’ Login.gov, effective May 11, according to the General Services Administration. She succeeds Dan Lopez-Braus in the appointment. […]