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Why a smart card for DoD?

April 26, 2017card DoD SMART

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Why a smart card for DoD?

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Since 1993, the DoD has been conducting evaluations on smart card technology. Initially tested as an updateable individually carried data storage device, the Department s smart card mission has evolved to require an interoperable, backward compatible device for secure on-line data transfer and on-line transactions. In 1997, the Deputy Secretary of Defense (DEPSECDEF) established the Smart Card Technology Office to fully conduct and oversee smart card demonstrations of joint applications on the island of Oahu. These pilots and Service-specific demonstrations as well as the requirement to implement the DoD PKI using a secure hardware token (smart card) resulted in the November 1999 DEPSECDEF direction to use smart card technology for multiple applications on a single platform, the Common Access Card (CAC).