Smart IDs slow to catch on

Six years ago, President Bush sought to equip all employees and contractors with high-tech identification cards that would tighten security at federal buildings and on computer networks. But that effort has largely failed so far to live up to its promise. Nearly 1 1/2 years after employees and contractors working at federal facilities were supposed to have been issued the new IDs, about 1.1 million still do not have them.

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