Access Management

Access management will enter the new millennium with considerable momentum. Many states and local jurisdictions either have in place or are planning comprehensive access management programs. Others are actively practicing access control at the project level. Significant interest in the concept continues because it can provide high returns at a relatively low cost. Unfortunately, technical constraints, along with political and institutional issues, have limited widespread coverage and success to date. In this paper, some of the major challenges for access management in the new century are described, some of the responses that need to be made are discussed, the goals and proposed actions of the Committee on Access Management are identified, and the role that other organizations and agencies should play is indicated. First, the definition of access management is discussed.