Federal Information Processing Standard 201-1: Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees and Contractors
FIPS 201-1 - Publish Date: 03/01/06
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This standard specifies the architecture and technical requirements for a common identification standard for Federal employees and contractors. The goal is to achieve appropriate security assurance for multiple applications by efficiently verifying the claimed identity of individuals seeking physical access to Federally controlled government facilities and electronic access to government information systems.