IG: GSA could fall short on HSPD-12

The General Services Administration, which is helping dozens of agencies meet an Oct. 27 deadline for issuing identification cards to employees and contractors, is likely to miss the mark itself, according to an Aug. 13 audit by GSA’s inspector general.

GSA, which had issued only 71 cards by March 1, estimates it will produce 61,280 of the 67,000 cards required to meet the deadline the Office of Management and Budget set, the audit states.

More importantly, GSA is a service provider for 42 agencies, representing about 420,000 credentials to be issued by next month, according to the audit.

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