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Identity Ecosystem Steering Group to Launch August 15-16, 2012 in Chicago

Last week we shared the exciting news of an award to Trusted Federal Systems (TFS) to serve as the formal convener and secretariat for the soon-to-be-established Identity Ecosystem Steering Group

Does That Cloud Look Like A Pig? Putting the Fed in Federation: Part II

Back in February, if you read our post on Putting the Fed in Federation: The U.S. Government as Early Adopter of the Identity Ecosystem and thought “when pigs fly,” you probably weren’t alone. But

A Retrospective Look: Advancing standards for strong identity and authentication in the Identity Ecosystem

As the NSTIC pilots develop and implement innovative identity solutions, they are confronting head-on the challenges of attempting to convince the marketplace to adopt them. We are enthusiastic about

My heart bleeds for better identity solutions, my brain is excited by the progress

Last week marked three years since President Obama signed the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC). In the NSTIC, the President called for a new private-public sector

A Retrospective Look: Smelling the roses in the IDESG

The Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG), now in its third year, is a key part of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC). It serves as a forum to build the core set of