European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 26, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 smaller by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau everyone a constant pocket companion is undergoing a major transformation the first in a generation. The defense department identification card a an item you done to leave Home without a will get leaner and meaner like Many Active duty of its carriers. The smaller cheaper cards Are sturdier and More foolproof than the current ids said air Force staff sgt. Bruce Moser a military personnel customer service offi Moser Cial at Ramstein a Germany. Anyone trying to pass off a doctored card for an authentic one will be caught dead in their tracks a Moser said. Starting in mid february the computer generated id cards will debut at Ramstein As part of a four year program to expel the old and Issue the new. Rolt other . Air forces in Europe bases will begin to Issue the cards sometime this Spring. Likewise army and Navy personnel offices in Europe Are also in the process of switching Over to the new identification card system. About 60 personnel offices in Europe including a coast guard office in London Are expected to participate in the worldwide defense department program said Tim Laverty who works for a civilian contractor involved in the project. The services intend to distribute the new cards Over several years As the older ids expire or become outdated because of promotion demotion or re enlistment. Key to the program is a computer system including a laser Printer and camera that is faster and More efficient than the old process Moser said. Under the existing system obtaining an id card can take up to an hour when business is brisk. Moser said the new system will Cut the process Down to less than 10  Navy has selected naval support activity Naples Italy As its test base while the army will work any bugs out in Mannheim Germany. A fall of it now is one keyboard and one computer a said army sgt. Maj. Alfred Lewis of the 187th personnel service co. You done to have to put names on a Board. You done to have to glue a photo to id cards on ways is Quot of the United states air Force Jeff Active a a a. A a. A a a a a. A amps John Bohnow front and Back views show the defense departments sturdier More foolproof identification card which makes its debut next month. An  Heim system has delayed the testing the Mannheim office which processes phase for a couple of weeks about 700 cards a month finished install one concern Lewis has with the new ing the new system monday Lewis said. System is that the equipment is not Readi however some glitches in the Mann by portable because of its size and weight. That could cause some logistic problems when units deploy., a a that san area that needs to be addressed a Lewis said. Navy it. Jon Smith a Naples spokesman said the Navy so time lines for implementing the new program have not been set.,. A it looks like this year this fiscal year a he added. The last major change concerning military ids was in 1974, Moser said. The current format has been in use for about 40 years he added. The new smaller ids a the size of credit cards a Are expected to be handier because they will fit More easily into Billfold and purses. The color of the cards will not change however. Active duty personnel will carry a Green card while family members and civilians will receive Tan coloured ids. Blue cards will be Given to retirees and red will go to reservists. A laser printed photo will Grace the front of the card which will include pertinent data such As a persons social Security number and rank. The backside will contain personal information such As the users birth Date weight height hair and Eye color and blood Type As Well As the Date the card was issued. Law officers will be Able to scan two separate bar codes on the Back to Check that the Holder and card match. The lower two dimensional bar code contains personal data a even a persons picture a that arc indistinguishable to the naked Eye. With the cards safeguards there Are a a lot less opportunities to use it fraudulently a said Laverty the civilian contract . Made of a polyester Type of material called Teslin the new card is also much More durable than its predecessor and is expected to hold up better against water and heavy use. A the Teslin material does no to absorb water like the old id cards a Laverty said. A a. Its almost like a plastic or  for an item that is mishandled As often As the keys to a car or Home the added durability is Good news. The bad news is that the new card docs not come with a built in homing device for those who make a habit of misplacing their ids. Said Laverty a i think you a probably go farther without your car keys than without your id  rules now upheld in radiation tests panel told Washington apr Energy Secretary Hazel of Leary said tuesday that her department remains involved m More than 200 radiation experiments involving humans but that there is no evidence that ethical standards a including proper consent a Are being violated. A was far As we have been Able to ascertain the department is not conducting any experiments that violate medical ethical standards or the Niernberg codes a she told the Senate governmental affairs committee. Sen. John Glenn a Ohio the panels chairman had expressed concern that there Are a rogue operators out there who despite stringent government regulations still May be conducting improper human experiments under government contract. O Leary said that Between 200 and 260 experiments involving human subjects were being conducted by the department or by its contractors Ana that most of those involve the use of Low level tracer doses of radiation. She estimated the department was spending $50 million for the projects. Amid recent revelations of numerous ethically questionable experiments on humans during the Early Days of the cold War Glenn said he wants a to assure peo pie. That their government is no longer conducting experiments unknown to the individuals and that strict ethical guidelines Are being followed. Of Leary said her department was reviewing All the continuing experiments and is expecting that by mid March details of each project will be on computers and available to the Public. None of the experiments is classified she said. At the same time she said president Clinton shortly would Issue a presidential memorandum for All agencies formally directing an immediate halt to any experiments where proper consent might be in question. A we know that radiation testing presumably with informed consent continues within the government a Glenn said recently. A but do we know with 100 percent certainty that testing without consent does not continue to this Day a the hearing was the first Senate inquiry into the human radiation testing Issue since Clinton directed a wide ranging records search at a half dozen departments and agencies a from the Energy and defense departments to the National aeronautics and space administration and the Cia a to learn More about such experiments. Of Leary has expressed revulsion about evidence of human radiation experiments during the 1940s and 1950s, and she has promised to make Public All records possible detailing such experiments involving the old atomic Energy commission and other agencies. She also has said victims should be compensated especially if consent was unclear. But of Leary has told lawmakers that she is certain that current human experiments a to the extent they Are taking place Are complying strictly with guidelines established since 1970s, Ina Ding requirements that participants provide Clear and unquestionable consent. She told a House inquiry a week ago that the Public should not have a inordinate fear of current research practices and said the Validity of scientific research a is not at Issue Here a Only a the Way some scientists practice their  since the 1970s, institutional review boards have been set up to enforce requirements that participants in scientific experiments provide informed consent she said. But Glenn has expressed concern that while there Are strict rules and regulations on experimentation today that did not exist during the first three decades of the cold War he wants to know whether a these rules Are being  a a we need to know from the administration that they Are doing everything possible to assure that no improper testing a whether through government sponsored labs contractors or elsewhere a continues a he told reporters the other Day. A no other answer is