Resources

A primary goal of FiXs is to generate discussion and valuable information to support the identity management, protection and cross credentialing communities.  The collection of presentations, white papers, and articles below are provided for reference and are refreshed on a regular basis.

If you would like to make a contribution to the FiXs online library, please send  your suggestions in PDF format or by link to leslie.jones@fixs.org.  Note:  FiXs reserves the right to review and post information at its sole discretion of the FiXs Executive Committee.

Presentations

• Federated and Secure Identity Management in Operation (July 2009)
• Overview of DoD Policy Leading to SPOT-FiXs-DCCIS-DNVC-DBIDS Federated Infrastructure and Operations (April 2009)
• Why the Federation Model? (December 2008)
• Identity Management:  An Executive Perspective (May 2008) DoD and FiXs Identity Superiority (April 2008)

Articles

• Authentication Said Key to Cybersecurity, Federal Computer Week (September 22, 2009)
• NIST Releases Guidelines for Interoperable ID Management Credentials, Government Computer News (August 19, 2009)
• Fixing the Identity Credentialing Problem, Signal Magazine (August 2009)
  
• Agencies Told to Keep up with ID Management, Federal Computer Week (August 12, 2009)
• Better ID Assurance is Essential for the New Online World, DOD Deputy Secretary Says, Government Computer News (July 30, 2009)
• DISA Seeks Identity Management Technology, Federal Computer Week (June 16, 2009)
• Health IT Program Needs ID Management, Federal Computer Week (May 19, 2009)
• Contractors Prep Interoperable Identity Management Systems, Federal Computer Week (October 31, 2008)
• DoD to Set Up Identity Management Service, Federal News Radio (October 21 2008)
• Feds, Industry Announce Center for Identity Management Research, NextGov.com (October 7, 2008)
• The Basics: Identity Management, NextGov.com (September 27, 2008)
• AMC Pilot Program Identifies, Tracks Contractors, Army.mil/News online (August 1, 2008)
• Few Feds, Contractors Have Received New ID Cards, NextGov.com (April 24, 2008)
• New Cards for Enhanced Security, Military Information Technology, Volume 12, Issue 3 (April 2008)
• Leveraging a Federated Approach for Trusted Identity Management and Cross-Credentialing —A Federal Case Study, Protecting Personally Identifiable Information,  USA Services Intergovernmental Newsletter, Issue 19 (May 2007) [Pages 19-20]
• The Rapidly Emerging Identity Solutions Industry, Why There is No Biometrics Industry, Stanford Group Company Identity Solutions Industry Outlook (July 20, 2006)

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