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WASHINGTON -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report that finds that millions of consular identification (CID) cards have been issued by foreign governments. Many are accepted by U.S. government agencies, despite counterfeiting and security concerns.
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Singapore, August 26, 2002–MasterCard International today announced that it has issued more than 6 million MasterCard branded smart cards in Asia/Pacific to date. This is a 65 percent increase in smart card issuance within a span of six months. At the end of 2001, MasterCard issued 3.8 million smart cards in Asia/Pacific. This key milestone demonstrates MasterCard’s continued leadership in driving smart card adoption.
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The winning proposal for the General Services Administration's $66 million contract for managing employee identification cards failed to comply with the technical requirements of a governmentwide mandate, according to protests filed with the Government Accountability Office. The two protests, both
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