The Commonwealth of Massachusetts awarded a state grant from for the Workforce Training Fund Program (WTFP) to AES Corporation, a manufacturer of private wireless mesh alarm networks.

Back in the day, “the establishment” was something the younger generation of the 1960s didn’t trust because it referred to a group that included elite government officials, the media and large corporations — and it usually meant that two or more of these entities were thought to be in cahoots.

 The government market is a completely different animal when it comes to card and credential security and any integrator or manufacturer who works in that space knows the complexities involved. Several things are happening now that are changing the government market, from the FICAM certifications to FIPS 201-2. SDM spoke with several industry professionals that work in the government market to find out the latest, and how it may impact the credential market in the future.