Kill the CAC? Why some people really want the military’s ID cards to go away “I hope Lt. Gen. Skinner succeeds in killing it, but I won’t hold my breath.” David Roza Oct 21, 2021 2:01 PM EDT ...

Whether you’re just marrying into the military or keeping all of your military life ducks in a row, there’s one thing you need to keep an eye on regularly: your military spouse ID card. As the ...

The Common Access Card, or CAC, issue traces back to about three years ago, when the Defense Department could not issue IDs that had three-year security certificates because of technical ...

Commander, Navy Installations Command issued an announcement reminding all personnel that the photocopying of military identification cards and common access cards (CAC) is strictly prohibited ...

Active-duty troops can now log in to renew their family members' military ID cards in a pilot program allowing the IDs to be renewed entirely online.

The Pentagon has finally inked a deal to pilot behavioral biometric technology to identify those using its computer networks, more than a year after its CIO first pledged to get rid of the ubiquitous ...

A top military cybersecurity official said the Department of Defense can do better than the common access card when it comes to security.

Instead of displaying the service member's or sponsor's SSN, uniformed services ID cards, including the CAC, now show an individual's 10-digit DoD ID number.

The process at the Fort Buchanan identification card section is efficient, taking just 15 to 20 minutes," said Cartagena.

FORT RUCKER Ala. -- The Fort Rucker ID Card Section services over 155,000 active-duty Soldiers, family members, retirees, National Guard and Reserve Soldiers, foreign students, contractors and ...

Getting your common access card or other IDs renewed can be a bit challenging due to the pandemic, but the Wright-Patterson AFB ID Card Office can assist in getting the job done.

The change applies to well over 5 million people with ID cards who are non-CAC holders, with the largest populations affected being military retirees, and dependents of active duty and retirees.