Texas jail adds biometrics to data-sharing system
Last week, the Cameron County Commissioners’ Court in Texas approved a contract to license additional Odyssey services for use by…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Trinidad to introduce biometric mapping system for children
The Trinidad Ministry of the People and Social Development announced last week that the government will introduce a new biometric…
Enrollment agencies in major Aadhaar dispute
Private businesses that are engaged in Aadhaar enrollment are protesting the high penalties being levied on them by the Unique…
Net1 recoups additional implementation costs from SASSA for biometric registrations
Net1 UEPS Technologies has announced that it has received approximately $25.7 million from the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), in relation…
Gemalto wins contract for biometric ePassports in Moldova, set to start this year
Gemalto has just announced a multi-year contract to supply biometric ePassports to the Republic of Moldova. Specifically, the company says it…
Biometric-Based SIM Verification to Help Improve Pakistan’s Security Concerns
Pakistani Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan announced last Friday that law enforcement agencies will deploy…
Multiple Firms to Provide Multimodal Biometrics for the US Navy
A handful of biometrics companies have been awarded with new contracts to provide multimodal biometrics solutions to the Space and…
Experts encourage African governments, firms to examine biometric risks
An African biometrics consultancy recently outlined the risks of biometric adoption for African governments and commercial concerns in an article…
NASSIT Intros Biometric Registration System For Pensioners
The National Social Security and Insurance Trust of Sierre Leone (NASSIT) announced on Thursday it has operationalized the Biometric Registration…
Gambia reconfirms issuance of biometric passports
The West African nation of Gambia has reiterated its plans to replace its machine-readable passports with biometric passports. Interior Minister…
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