Government StandardsFIPS 201Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 201 is a United States federal government standard that specifies Personal Identity Verification () requirements for Federal employees and contractors. CFATSChemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards are a set of US Government security regulations for high-risk chemical facilities such as chemical plants and universities. The US Department of Homeland Security put the regulations into effect on June 8, 2007, apart from material covered in Appendix A, which took effect upon its publication in the Federal Register on November 20, 2007. TWICTransportation Worker Identification Credential program is a Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Coast Guard initiative in the Untied States. The TWIC program provides a tamper-resistant biometric credential to maritime workers requiring unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities, outer continental shelf facilities, and vessels regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, or MTSA, and all U.S. Coast Guard credential merchant mariners. PIVPersonal Identity Verification program will enable the Department of Veterans Affairs to meet the new security standards effectively and cost efficiently. PIV card issuance began with the successful launch of the pilot at VA headquarters in October 2006. National deployment to over 200 VA sites is scheduled to begin Mid-summer 2007 and is expected to be completed in the Fall of 2009. |
