That's what "National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC)" is for: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/ns_tic.pdf http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/

That's what "National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC)" is for: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/ns_tic.pdf http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/ns_tic.pdf It's a national smartcard identity program that Obama admin has been pushing for a while.