HID Global’s Printer/Encoder Selected by DoD for Common Access Card Program
HID Global, Irvine, Calif., announced it has been selected to supply the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) with additional FARGO® HDP5000-LC ID Card Printer/Encoders that include customized enhancements for large government project requirements as well as a comprehensive set of Genuine HID services. The primary use of the HDP5000 printer/encoder will be to support the DoD’s Common Access Card (CAC) program, one of the largest printing programs in North America with more than 3 million technology cards produced annually.
The U.S. Department of Defense has utilized HID Global’s High Definition Printing™ (HDP®) technology for more than 10 years. It adopted the advanced FARGO HDP5000-LC printers in 2007 and has selected the printers for follow-on purchases in 2012 to complete the update of the remaining DMDC mobile and shipboard CAC personalization systems. The HDP5000-LC is being sold and supported by system integrator Telos Corporation of Ashburn, Va.