VA Selects Identity Management Solution

The Washington, D.C.-based Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected San Diego, Calif.’s Anakam TFA (Two-Factor Authentication) as the enterprise authentication tool for remote access to VA systems.

The VA will leverage the tool to provide more veteran-centric benefit and healthcare services online, according to the company.

Anakam provides the VA a two-factor authentication solution delivered through multiple channels that will help achieve compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidelines (FISMA, OMB, and NIST) and healthcare (HIPAA and CCHIT) authentication standards for the protection of personally identifiable information and protected health information, it touts.