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Summit to focus on ID technology

NEW YORK, July 16 (UPI) -- Enhancing Data Collection, Sharing, Protection Measures and Tactics will be main topics in August at an identity management meeting in Washington.

The second-annual "Identity Management for DoD and Government" summit is being hosted by The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement and will be held Aug. 23-25.

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"IDGA's Identity Management for DoD and Government brings the identity management community together to gain insight into the difficulties and opportunities shaping the future of identity management,' IDGA said in its announcement Friday.

"This summit presents innovative biometric data collection techniques and examines the emergence of government-wide electronic authentication and identity management guidelines, mandates, and standards.

"Specific issues such as the interoperability of credentials and Public Key Infrastructure adoption will be addressed as they are essential to national security, peacekeeping, and stability operations across the globe," it said.

A list of speakers at the summit was not released.

IDGA is a non-partisan, information-based organization promoting innovative ideas in public service and defense through live conferences and events.

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