This whitepaper aims to dispel the common misconception that the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential technology is only useful for the US Government. It provides an introduction to PIV technology, its benefits, and how it can be used for logical and physical access control in non-federal organizations. The paper also provides background information on the development of PIV technology and the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 201, which outlines the standards for PIV credentials.