Thales, Orange, awarded French biometric passport contract
Security technology company Thales, in partnership with IT provider Orange Business Services, will support the biometric data acquisition system for French passports….
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Precise Biometrics gets substantial follow-up order for 200-series readers
Precise Biometrics has just announced another substantial hardware order. This one, worth US $1.47 Million (SEK 9.9 million), is in regards…
Ukraine inches closer to biometric passport production
Production for biometric passports in Ukraine could begin as soon as this year, though some uncertainty around funding persists. Reported…
Leaks show security flaws in Israeli biometric database project
Documents mistakenly leaked by the Israeli Ministry of Justice show a significant security flaw in the biometric database system set…
MorphoTrust lands new fingerprinting contracts with potential worth of $54M over 6 years
MorphoTrust USA has announced a series of fingerprinting contracts with potential to yield up to $54 million in revenue over the…
Morpho delivers voter ID cards to Mali, U.N. steps in to help distribute
Mali’s presidential election is nearly a month away, and Morpho has delivered the biometric voter cards to the capital, though instability…
Gemalto outlines security features on South African eID cards
South African ID cards are set to be rolled out next month and according to Gemalto, specific integrated security features…
Israel’s biometric database pilot to begin in two weeks
After much ado, Israel’s biometric database pilot will begin in two weeks. According to Haaretz.com, comments confirming this came from…
VetConnex named FBI fingerprint channel partner
VetConnex has been named one of 20 fingerprint channel partners by the FBI, which the company says allows it to enter…
The Gambia eyes biometric passport
Reports are emerging to suggest that The Gambia is set to introduce a biometric passport to its citizens. According to…
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