Fed surveillance oversight board stuck in neutral, Biden busy elsewhere
President Joe Biden has yet to fill three vacancies on a five-person board created after 9/11 to monitor how the…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Evaluation ordered of biometric screening of displaced Afghans
The Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has announced it is beginning an evaluation of the screening…
Ontario plans SSI-based digital ID by fall, Liquid Avatar lauds use of open standards
The Canadian Province of Ontario has unveiled its digital identity standards and technology plan, ahead of a planned launch of…
ICO opens consultation for flow of biometric and other data out of the UK
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has opened a new consultation inviting organizations to comment on the protection of citizens’ data…
Kenyans, Cameroonians reminded to pick up their biometric IDs
Kenyan authorities are calling on citizens to clear the backlog of uncollected biometric national identity cards, known as the Huduma…
French digital ID authentication coming to smartphones with Idemia contract
France is integrating its national digital ID card, the CNIe, with smartphones to allow French citizens to complete online transactions,…
South Africa’s government urged to make digital identity development a priority
A report commissioned by financial services company BankservAfrica and conducted by accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has called on the government…
Governments want new biometrics. Do you have the patience to book a sale?
Law enforcement agencies are sold on digital biometric identification, and for the most part, so are the lawmakers appropriating funds…
Nigeria’s digital identity agency NIMC to get $61M funding to upgrade identity infrastructure
Nigeria’s cabinet, the Federal Executive Council, has approved N25 billion (U.S.$61 million) for the upgrading of identity infrastructure at the…
EmpTech supplies biometric passports, ID cards for Belarus
The Republic of Belarus has commenced the issuance of new biometric passports and national identity cards. According to a press…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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