One of the scenarios of the Autumn Blend demonstration simulated a collaborative incident at Northrop Grumman's Shipbuilding facility in Newport News, Va. As first responders from the city, Commonwealth and federal government convened on the site, their individual personal identity credentials were presented and read electronically at various authentication points for physical and logical access to the demonstration. These credentials included the U.S. Department of Defense Common Access Card, First Responder Authentication Credential, Personal Identity Verification and Personal Identity Verification-Interoperable credentials.
This is really cool. There are hundreds of forms of ID out there. Take one rush hour ride on the DC Metro and you'd be amazed at how many different ID's you'll see dangling from the riders' clothes and accessories.
Developing a system that can translate among various forms of ID in an emergency has obvious benefits.
