openAdmin
09-11-2009, 07:35 PM
In a collaboration with Vivek Kundra, the nation’s first CIO (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/05/AR2009030501060.html), a pilot program that would enable US citizens to login to government websites with their existing accounts , without revealing their password or personally identifying information — using OpenID and InfoCard technologies (http://informationcard.net/blog/open-identity-initiative-2009-09-09) was announced.The idea is to make it easy for individuals to register and participate in government websites , without having to create new usernames and passwords.Additionally, members of the public will be able to fully control how much or how little personal information they share with the government at all times.
Companies including Yahoo!, PayPal, Google, Equifax, AOL, VeriSign, Acxiom, Citi, Privo and Wave Systems have decided to participate in this open Government initiative. These companies will act as digital identity providers using OpenID and Information Card technologies. The pilot programs are being conducted by the Center for Information Technology (CIT), National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and related agencies. The participating companies are being certified under non-discriminatory open trust frameworks developed under collaboration between the OpenID Foundation (OIDF) and the Information Card Foundation (ICF) and reviewed by the federal government.
To find out more about this pilot program, read the full press release (http://openid.net/2009/09/09/yahoo-paypal-google-equifax-aol-verisign-acxiom-citi-privo-wave-systems-pilot-open-identity-for-open-government/) and visit OpenID for Government (http://openid.net/government/) page.
Companies including Yahoo!, PayPal, Google, Equifax, AOL, VeriSign, Acxiom, Citi, Privo and Wave Systems have decided to participate in this open Government initiative. These companies will act as digital identity providers using OpenID and Information Card technologies. The pilot programs are being conducted by the Center for Information Technology (CIT), National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and related agencies. The participating companies are being certified under non-discriminatory open trust frameworks developed under collaboration between the OpenID Foundation (OIDF) and the Information Card Foundation (ICF) and reviewed by the federal government.
To find out more about this pilot program, read the full press release (http://openid.net/2009/09/09/yahoo-paypal-google-equifax-aol-verisign-acxiom-citi-privo-wave-systems-pilot-open-identity-for-open-government/) and visit OpenID for Government (http://openid.net/government/) page.