$345 Million to be Spent on Identity and Access Management by Federal Government in 2008

Oct. 18, 2007

RESTON, Va., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- GSA's inability to issue Personal Identity Verification compliant cards to its own employees and Managed Service Office customers by OMB's October 2007 deadline delays the implementation of HSPD-12, but still drives $345 million in spending by the federal government on Identity and Access Management (IAM), according to a new report released by INPUT, the authority on government business. INPUT expects the federal IAM market to grow by 6.2% annually through 2012.

"Vendor opportunities will emerge as agencies begin to actively upgrade physical security systems and IT assets to operate with the issued cards," says Chris Campbell , a senior analyst with INPUT. "Deadlines, such as HSPD-12, almost always require agencies to invest in new systems and services to achieve them," Campbell added. "They just don't have the bench strength to achieve such initiatives without the help of industry."

The report analyzes the prospects that may emerge for vendors as a result of agencies failing to comply with Federal Information Security mandates.

INPUT's Vendor Opportunities Emerge out of HSPD-12 Delays INPUT/Output(R) report is available on INPUT's website at http://IAM.input.com .

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