Australia's Defence Material Organization (DMO) and Lockheed Martin Tuesday released the first active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag from Australia into the Middle East Area of Operations.
Germany has taken a big step in the battle against organized crime and terrorism by unveiling a new passport with a chip that contains biometric data. The country plans to be among the first in Europe to issue biometric passes, starting Nov. 1.
After a series of closed meetings, the U.N.-sponsored International Civil Aviation Organization developed an international standard for electronic passports.