Giesecke & Devrient Delivers Common Access Cards to U.S. Department of Defense’s DMDC

For many years, the DMDC has been providing smart card technology as a DoD-wide Common Access Card/Personal Identity Verification (CAC/PIV). The CAC is the standard ID card for active duty members of the Uniformed Services, Selected Reserve, DoD civilian employees, and eligible contractor personnel. It is the DoD’s Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 authorized personal identity verification cards. The CAC/PIV is also the principal card used to enable physical access to buildings and controlled spaces and for logical access to the DoD’s computer networks and systems.

Capitalizing on G&D’s long history of developing security technologies, with millions of smart cards used for identification and authentication deployed around the globe, DMDC has engaged G&D to supply cards for their CAC/PIV program commencing immediately.

Axel Deininger, Group Senior Vice President at G&D, noted, “G&D StarSign FIPS 201 cards are very robust. They are designed to withstand the field conditions that have led to high card failure rates often seen in the PIV market today and are an excellent host for our authentication and identification applications.”

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is a leading international technology provider headquartered in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1852, the Group has a workforce of over 11,200 employees and generated sales of approximately EUR 1.8 billion in the 2012 fiscal year. 58 subsidiaries and joint ventures in 32 countries ensure customer proximity worldwide.

G&D develops, produces, and distributes products and solutions in the payment, secure communication, and identity management sectors. G&D is a technology leader in these markets and holds a strong competitive position. The Group’s customer base mainly comprises central and commercial banks, mobile network operators, business enterprises, governments, and public authorities. For more information, please visit: www.gi-de.com