Sterling and ID.me launch virtual US employment eligibility document review service
Sterling Check Corp. has partnered with ID.me to launch a virtual I-9 document review service. The service will be integral…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Details of Guyana’s biometric digital ID cards, Veridos $35.4M contract amount revealed
Guyana’s government is advancing legislation to back a biometric national digital ID card initiative, which spells out how the system…
Rwanda seeks contractor to digitize civil registration archiving system
Rwanda has launched a call to tender for the digitization of the country’s civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) archiving…
General Dynamics lands $320M in visa service orders featuring biometric enrollment
The U.S. State Department has awarded $320 million in visa task orders to General Dynamics for consulates in South America….
DOJ plans modernization of biometric service for criminal, civil checks
The Department of Justice’s Office of the Chief Information Officer is planning to replace the Joint Automated Booking System (JABS)…
Australia could finalize digital ID legislation by mid-2024, but long road still ahead
After years of delays and reorganizations, Australia’s national digital identity system may be on the horizon. The country’s Finance Minister…
Thai officials accused of corruption in airport biometrics procurement
The former national police chief of Thailand has been charged along with two senior police officials over allegations of corruption…
Japan and Jordan agree to technical collaboration on digital public infrastructure
Japan and Jordan will henceforth share their expertise and technical knowhow on different modern technologies including the building of digital…
Pluribus Digital awarded $135M DHS contract for biometrics information management service
The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has awarded a $135 million contract to Solution Technology Systems,…
New York and California still talking a good mDL game
Leaders of two of the most prominent U.S. states, New York and California, are getting marginally more specific about plans…
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