DHS Awards Contract to Securitize New Employment Authorization Document

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded General Dynamics Information Technology a contract to assist with designing and producing DHS’s new Employment Authorization Document (EAD), according to PR Newswire. The EAD, a polycarbonate identification card said to be counterfeit-resistant, will be issued to immigrants who are authorized to work in the United States. General Dynamics will assist in developing the card’s design and security characteristics. Production will commence in 2010 after completion of the design phase.

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