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

 

Viscount Systems gets new U.S. Department of Labor contract

Viscount Systems has announced a new U.S. government contract for a U.S. Department of Labor facility in Atlanta. Specifically, the installation…

 

Israel’s biometric database pilot begins today

Israel’s controversial biometric database pilot project starts today, though so far, reception hasn’t been incredibly warm. As we’ve reported in…

 

Fla. county looks to IBM facial recognition to keep sex offenders away from kids

The Miami-Dade County in Florida is set to test a facial recognition system from IBM in attempt to keep sex…

 

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….

 

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…

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