Have not seen the original posts, but the OP could be talking about an ID system that *is* being developed and deployed nationwide under the US DHD.
The first generation of these ID's were mag stripe, but are to be replaced by 'smart cards'. The system is a way to identify trained emergency responders across local, state, and federal jurisdictions. For example, a responder trained and certified in Texas can respond to an emergency in Louisiana. Otherwise, Louisiana authorities have no way of knowing if the person is properly trained or just somebody that thinks they can help. Part of the information is exactly what skills the person has to offer. All professional and volunteer emergency responders nation wide are supposed to have one eventually. Being an untrained, ill prepared, would be 'rescuer' is a leading cause of death or injury in large emergencies. And a huge headache to local authorities trying to cope with a massive disaster. HTH. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joel C. Ewing Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: National ID card processing? Why on earth do you persist in asking for specifics about an implementation that hasn't been authorized by, or even formally proposed to, Congress? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
