DHS ‘very pleased’ with Biometric Technology Rally, results will drive future R&D
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) conducted its first Biometric Technology Rally in March at…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Nigeria identity commission boss urges IT sector to support digital ID for social benefits
Director-General Aliyu Aziz of Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) urged an audience of the country’s private and public-sector IT…
IRS’s internal taxpayer authentication IT remains problematic, report says
In January 2017, just months before the April 6 hearing on Internal Revenue Security (IRS) by the House Committee on…
Critics charge Scottish Biometrics Commissioner will lack scope, enforcement power
Public interest advocates have criticized the Scottish government’s plans to create a Biometrics Commissioner, saying the position would hold less…
Herta finishes in top 3 at biometric technology rally hosted by Homeland Security and NIST
Herta has placed in the top three facial recognition vendors, with scores among the highest for efficiency, customer satisfaction, and…
Irish Minister faces questions about government use of facial imaging software in card issuance program
Ireland’s Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty has responded to questions in parliament about the use of…
Hikvision providing nearly one thousand facial recognition cameras for surveillance system in Xinjiang
Hikvision is supplying nearly one thousand facial recognition cameras to the Chinese government to be installed at the entrances of…
Scotland launches public consultation on biometrics code of practice
The Scottish Government has launched public consultation to collect input into the creation of a code of practice to be…
SmilePass to provide facial recognition in support of Nigerian state health insurance program
The government of Kwara State in Nigeria has partnered with SmilePass to launch a Universal Health Insurance Program which will…
IARPA challenge aims to improve face recognition
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) in partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is holding…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection