Passport security to increase for Americans overseas
Apr 10, 2002 12:00 PM
Americans living abroad will be furnished with a new passport incorporating a digitized image of the holder and other security features.
Overseas passport issuance is being transferred to the National Passport Processing Center, Portsmouth, N.H., instead of at embassies and consulates as in the past. Consulates and embassies will continue to issue temporary emergency papers, but they do not have the technology required to produce the new passports.
According to Philip T. Reeker, deputy spokesman for the U.S. State Department, the new passport has "features that make it one of the most secure travel documents produced anywhere in the world. Getting these more secure passports into circulation will help minimize the misuse of American passports by criminals, terrorists and others."
Want to use this article? Click here for options!
© 2012 Penton Media Inc.
Today's New Product
|
Privaris Biometric Verification SoftwareIn support of the Privaris family of personal identity verification tokens for secure physical and IT access, an updated version of its plusID Manager Version 2.0 software extends the capabilities and convenience to administer and enroll biometric tokens. The software offers multi-client support, import and export functionality, more extensive reporting features and a key server for a more convenient method of securing tokens to the issuing organization. |
advertisement
This month in Access Control
- Targeting The Customer
- Electronic Pedigrees
- One Hero Among Many
- Who? What? When? Where? Why?
- More from September's issue
Latest Jobs
advertisement