WinMagic® Inc. (www.winmagic.com), announced that it has begun working on a pilot project with the U.S. Department of State, which will lead the department to a Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) compliant solution. The pilot project centers on the integration of a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card and biometrics with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and disk encryption. WinMagic, along with Entrust®, Precise Biometrics™, SafeNet®, and VMware® are working together on the pilot project.