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SECURITY SYSTEMS NEWS JUNE 2011 www.securitysystemsnews.com SUPPLIERS 39 HID wants to help with new FIPS 201 deadline Federal agencies must be fully FIPS 201 compliant by October or they lose access to certain government funds By Martha Entwistle IRVINE, Calif.—HID is spreading the word to government agencies and the integrators that serve them that it wants to help them comply with a new deadline for FIPS 201. The deadline, issued in February by the Office of Management and Budget, said that federal agencies that are not fully compliant with FIPS 201 by Oct. 31 would have other technology and refresh funds withheld. “HID can help them get where they need to be,” Kathleen Carroll, director of government relations for HID, which is based here, told Security Systems News. HID can help non-legacy as well as legacy custom- ers, she said. “About 70 percent of federal buildings in Washington have HID access control technology. When you talk about migration, we can help make the transition easier.” HID came out with a Federal Identity Compliance Initiative at ISC West this year, essentially a package of products and a migration plan for end users and integrators to use to comply with FIPS 201. A review of terms here: FIPS 201 Kathleen Carroll is a document that describes the characteristics and authentication of PIV smart card credentials. HSPD-12 is the 2004 presidential directive that said all federal employees should have a common, secure credential for access to federal buildings. Roughly 90 percent of federal workers have the common secure TimeSight Continued from page 38 ten racks of storage equipment to “something about the size of a two-drawer file cabinet.” Hotels with casinos typically spend the bulk of their budget on casino surveillance because of state regulations that require the gaming industry to retain video for seven days at a high frame rate, Foley said. He said the system enables those hotels to meet all state requirements and have funds left over for other surveillance needs. The demand to retain high- quality video for longer periods of time is common in other industries as well, such as edu- cation, municipal, corrections, transportation, and hospitality verticals, he added.TimeSight received its first institutional funding in 2008. SSN credentials they need (PIV cards). The problem is that most cards are not being read electronically. There are notable exceptions, such as DOD, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, NASA, and others, Carroll said, but that’s not the norm. “The main requirement of HSPD- 12 is not to get an ID card, the main requirement is to read the credential electronically from a physical and logical perspective,” she said. It’s been a long, slow road since HSPD-12 was issued nearly seven years ago, but Carroll said the use of PIV and PIV-like cards and readers is spreading. Integrators who serve federal government, state govern- ments and private industry should be paying attention, she said. “We’re already starting to see it move into the private sector,” Carroll said, “because government contrac- tors are part of private industry.” Likewise, state governments are moving ahead with State Identity Credential Access Management plan (SICAM), which is based on HSPD-12 and FIPS 201, and “another area is first responders who use a FRAC credential, which is PIV-compatible.” SSN No One Succeeds Alone. Linear Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation with Your Support! “Our dealers count on ADI to deliver highly-recognizable brand names with competitive prices, and from day one, we’ve relied on Linear to deliver quality home products that stand the test of time.” Jennifer Przewoznik, Sr. Director of Product Marketing ADI North America - Melville, NY Linear Distributor for 25+ Years “There is a comfort level working with Linear. A trust factor. 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