InCadence wins 2018 GovCon Contractor of the Year award
InCadence Strategic Solutions has been named Contractor of the Year in the under $25 million category at the 2018 GovCon…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Government and UNHCR complete huge biometric refugee registration program in Uganda
A countrywide biometric identity verification program for more than a million asylum-seekers and refugees in Uganda has been completed by…
DHS issues call for 2019 Biometric Technology Rally participants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has issued its call for submissions to the 2019…
Aadhaar biometric authentication fine for government benefits but not for identifying dead bodies
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has written to commercial banks and the Reserve Bank of India to clarify…
Mastek wins UK Home Office Biometrics Programme contract
Mastek has been awarded a contract to provide strategic application development and support capability for the UK Home Office Biometrics…
HID Global makes it easier for governments to offer mobile citizen ID programs
HID Global has extended its HID goID platform so governments can more easily offer mobile identities to citizens from multiple…
Singapore launches biometric app for secure digital govt transactions
Singapore released the Singpass mobile app this week which allows citizens to conduct secure digital government transactions using biometrics for…
FEMA seeks better way to identify disaster survivors
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is searching for a better way to verify the identity of disaster survivors…
Bezos says Amazon committed to working with U.S. Department of Defense
Amazon will continue to work with the U.S. Department of Defense, regardless of criticism, CEO Jeff Bezos told an audience…
DHS expanding, modifying records system involving sensitive PII sharing
As soon as the public comment period for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) recent system of records notice (SORN)…
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