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• First Name: Douglas
• Last Name: Ward
• Priority: Normal
• Job Title: Senior Technology Program Manager, Security & Intelligent Documents
• Company: U.S. Government Publishing Office
• Country: United States of America
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• Session Timeslot: Thursday 06/03/2025 15.00-15.40
• Session Title: Session 6 __ The ecosystem of identity
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• Session Track: Identity
• Session Location: Aqua 3-4
• Role: Panellist
• Bio:

  Douglas ‘Doug’ Ward joined the U.S. Government Publishing Office in the fall of 2001. As a specialist, with a strong technical background in printing technology and printing management, he was assigned to work on the team developing the ePassport in conjunction with the Department of State. During the development of the US ePassport Program, the GPO’s Security & Intelligent Documents division was formed with a focus on having dedicated security printing, manufacturing, engineering, and issuance experience available to all agencies in the US Federal Government.

  In addition to the US ePassport and the US NexGen Passport, Douglas has been involved in or directed and managed the development and production process for many US Federal Identity Documents.

  In early 2023, Douglas was promoted to Senior Technology Program Manager focusing on all card-based identity document development and issuance projects.

  Along with engineering and implementing secure documents at GPO, Douglas also acts as an advisory resource for any Federal Agency in the realm of high security document design, feature evaluation, production and issuance.

• Presentation Title: Designing and managing the lifecycle of the U.S. passport
• Presentation 2-Line Description: This panel will highlight the collaborative efforts of four U.S. government agencies in designing and managing the entire lifecycle of the U.S. passport. Discussions will cover key areas including design, research and development, manufacturing, quality control, supply chain management, authentication, fraud prevention, vulnerability testing, and inspection.
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