Verified Identity gets the go-ahead to expand
DHS authorizations means the Brill-owned company can move in at airports in New York, California, Indiana, and Ohio; Lockheed to work as subcontractor for account and network management
The Registered Traveler program took an important step forward this week when DHS authorized Clear, the New York subsidiary of New York-based Verified Identity Pass, to begin service within a few months. CEO and former media mogul Steven Brill said that roll out would begin with airports in New York (JFK), San Jose, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati, as soon as the Transportation Security Administration completes “reviewing and approving specific security plans and plans of operation at the five launching airports, a process that is under way and on track.” A pilot program by Verified and Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin has been in place at Orlando International Airport in Florida since June 2005, and Lockeed will continue there as systems integrator for enrollment and biometric capture. For the new airports, however, Lockheed will work only as subcontractor for account management, network management, and operations.
Other companies that have participated in Registered Traveler pilot projects include: Blue Bell, Pennsylvania-based Unisys, which operated programs at the Minneapolis, Los Angeles and Houston airports; and Plano, Texas-based EDS, which operated pilot programs at Boston and Washington airports.
-read more in Alice Lipowicz’s Washington Technology report
