Identity Resolution Daily Links 2009-01-09
[Post from Infoglide] Critical Requirements for Identity Resolution
“Products in adjacent spaces like MDM and data quality often address a small subset of these requirements, but the number of integrated offerings that address all of them is a very, very short list!”
Travel Management: Secure Flight Implementation Begins
“Secure Flight will be implemented in two phases, first for domestic flights and then, “in late 2009,” for international flights. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, not the airlines, thus far has been responsible for the international watch list-matching function.”
“‘I will not stand for scam artists taking advantage of the system,’ said Commissioner Poizner. ‘The Department of Insurance will continue to track down and help prosecute anyone who seeks to defraud insurance companies or consumers.’ Zahler and Tai allegedly conspired to defraud the State Fund of over $18 million in insurance premiums they owed for the workers’ compensation policy issued to Staffing Services, Inc., a temporary employment company with thousands of employees. It is alleged that the men purposely misrepresented the types of employees for which they obtained workers comp coverage, in order to pay $18 million less in premium payments.
Evolution of Security: TSA on 60 Minutes
“Ms. Stahl had access to the TSA Operations Center, also known as the Freedom Center. This is our main information center, where analysts monitor the entire transportation network and connect TSA with the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Aviation Administration, FBI, and other law enforcement and security agencies. It is the kind of place you would hope exists in the post 9/11 world.”
NYSIF: Central New York Trucker Charged With Workers’ Comp. Fraud
“Mr. Tornatore now faces charges of insurance fraud, perjury, offering a false instrument for filing and fraudulent practices, all felonies. The estimated potential savings in this case is $257,654. Along with NYSIF’s Division of Confidential Investigations, the Insurance Department’s Insurance Frauds Bureau and the Office of the Inspector General of the Workers’ Compensation Board participated in the investigation.”
7th Space Interactive: DHS End-of-Year Accomplishments
“During 2008, TSA worked tirelessly to begin implementing the Secure Flight program by early 2009, under which it will assume watch list checks from airlines to help create a more consistent passenger screening process and reduce the number of misidentifications.”
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