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Pentagon Establishes Minimum Standards For DoD Physical Access Control

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Friday, March 26th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker The Defense Department late last year established minimum security standards for physical access control into its facilities and installations, a key step toward improving the ability to authenticate and authorize personnel accessing U.S. military bases. The new standards provide common "guidance to installation commanders on how they can handle physical access control," Capt. John Boyd, director, Department of Navy, Identity Management Capability, told sister publication TR2. Currently, access to a base or facility typically involves a gate…

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