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2. Federal employees were required to have what is called a "PIV" (Personal Identity Verification) card

Reply to Skittles (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 05:18 AM

Apr 4

HSPD-12

(something that was put into law after 9/11 with the Homeland Security Act)

Access to buildings and computers is done through a chip on that card (which also includes the employee's biometric info - i.e., finger-prints). The info is in a database so I expect there is a field in there somewhere that can be selected to deactivate/reactivate the card.

I just know when I retired, I handed in my PIV card (and also had a separate building access card) and the Admin guy did whatever it was he does with them.

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I want to know how they yank all the access and get it back so quickly Skittles Apr 4 #1

Federal employees were required to have what is called a "PIV" (Personal Identity Verification) card BumRushDaShow Apr 4 #2

I mean access to computers Skittles Apr 4 #3

I had to use my PIV card to access anything on my government laptop BumRushDaShow Apr 4 #4

I sometimes had to use different laptops for different accounts Skittles Apr 4 #5

Yeah for the older laptops we had BumRushDaShow Apr 4 #6

and I NEVER, EVER did personal stuff on ANY of them! Skittles Apr 4 #7

Oh HELLZ to the no. BumRushDaShow Apr 4 #8