Specific individuals will be also identified that will have escort status Austin said. Contractors and vendors in possession of a DoD CAC will also be registered into the system.

Defense DOD CIO Deasy: The CAC is here to stay ‘for the foreseeable future’ According to Dana Deasy, the Pentagon's common access card isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

"SSP-Litronic continues to work with DoD agencies and services to ensure that the features of our NetSign CAC middleware reduce our customers' installation, training, and maintenance cost in terms ...

The Pentagon's CIO says the Common Access Card will remain a key component of the Defense Department's identity management system.