FB pixel

Government Services

News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.

 

Biometric Consortium Conference and the changing organization of pure-play

This week, the biometrics community met in Tampa for the Biometric Consortium Conference and it’s clear that change is afoot…

 

MorphoTrust USA gets Frost & Sullivan award for North American Company of the Year for Government Biometrics

MorphoTrust USA has been awarded the 2013 North American Company of the Year for Government Biometrics by Frost & Sullivan. According…

 

Aware announces US Navy mobile biometrics deployment

Aware has announced that the US Navy has just deployed a mobile biometric solution from the company as a part of…

 

Japan and the U.S. mull fingerprint data-sharing

Japan and the United states are looking to formalize an agreement for sharing fingerprints of convicted criminals. According to a…

 

Nigeria set to introduce biometric vehicle registration

Nigerian Police have introduced biometric registration for vehicles, in an attempt to fight rampant terrorism, kidnapping and car theft in…

 

Accenture gets new DHS contract for OBIM data-sharing

Accenture has just been awarded a nine-month contract from the Department of Homeland Security to expand international data-sharing capabilities and secure web…

 

Sri Lanka set to introduce biometric passports

Sri Lanka is the latest country to bring biometrics into its passport system. Reported in ColomboPage, the Sri Lankan government has…

 

Viscount Systems gets FIPS 201 certification

Viscount Systems has just announced that it has received FIPS 201 certification for its new Freedom VeriCert software from the U.S….

 

Global government biometrics market poised for growth

New research is available on the global government biometrics market, and according to Reportlinker, future demand is expected to be…

 

Indra boasts biometric capture briefcase for Maltese visas

Indra Sistemas SA has made a system for capturing biometric information for Maltese embassies and consulates that’s mounted in a briefcase….

Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides

Most Viewed This Week

Featured Company

Biometrics Insight, Opinion

Digital ID In-Depth

Biometrics White Papers

Biometrics Events