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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

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The Government Publishing Office plans to ward Gemalto a sole source contract to continue to produce HSPD-12 ID Dual Interface Cards for $5.95 each in support of the Department of Homeland Security. The GPO says that Gemalto is the incumbent for these cards.Acuity Market Intelligence says that more than 4,800 Automated Border Control eGates and Automated Passport Control kiosks are deployed in 73 countries, with 38 percent of all eGates in Asia and 37 percent in Europe. Acuity expects deployments…

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