Biden wants more immigration face biometrics, others in party want much less
Too little transparency and accountability for a U.S. face biometric check-in program for immigrants has some Democrats upset with the…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
8M overseas Pakistanis register for digital ID, pensioners face more biometric checks
More than 8.2 million Pakistanis abroad who hold the National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) have registered with the…
Biometrics registration for Zambia’s new national ID system underway
Zambia’s parliament has been told that work to put in place a new biometric ID system dubbed the Integrated National…
UK establishes Office for Digital Identities and Attributes, new legislation and trustmark
The UK government has established the interim Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (ODIA) to oversee security and privacy for…
Côte d’Ivoire final push for biometric registration as third national ID extension deadline approaches
Biometric registration centers on buses, in churches and overseas missions are being deployed to help as many Ivorians as possible…
TSA launches digital identity roadmap
Among several familiar themes for airport biometrics – the need for collaboration, improved passenger processing times and experiences, the rapid…
Idemia I&S lands 12-year deal to power California’s mDL efforts
Idemia Identity & Security North America says it has been awarded a contract to run for 12 years with the…
Thailand’s NDID partners with Mastercard to connect digital IDs internationally
National Digital ID (NDID), both Thailand’s national digital identity platform for financial institutions and a private company, announces that following…
Jamaica plans biometric ID card issuance pilot, Pakistan and Vietnam upgrade systems
Jamaica has announced that it will begin issuing national ID cards through the National Identification System (NIDS) as from the…
US gov’t calls for biometrics tech for first responders; Army building data trunk line
U.S. Homeland Security officials want to hear about biometric technologies for urban first responders. The department’s Science and Technology Directorate…
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