"It's basically to make sure we can issue a uniform credential to these sites and increase the level of security at these sites," said Gordon Hannah, a senior manager with BearingPoint and the technical lead on the current phase of the project, which up to 200,000 workers will receive. If it's successful, the card could be expanded to other locations.

"With biometrics and credentials, you have the ability to BearingPoint was awarded a $12 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration (search) to design and implement the prototypebasically stage a number of factors you want the individual to use to access a controlled area," Hannah told FOXNews.com. TWIC tells "who you are, what you have and what you know."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,141059,00.html

This company is willing for a mere 12 million to be a part of Big Brother's eventual requirement that all of us might be forced to wear one, hence the number of the beast if you believe in that paranoia. I have an idea, put one in this Hannah guy as a test case. what say you chickenmaster?

Welcome to the end. Where were you?

http://www.adsx.com/content/index.htm

VeriChip is going to be a very real thing in 2010. Once the Canadian/Mexican boarder opens up it will be a requirement for travel.

dude, I've been waiting for this for over 10 years when the paranoia took over.