South Africa upgrades biometric verification system for critical public services, increases fees
The Department of Home Affairs of South Africa (DHA) has announced the completion of an upgrade which addresses major inefficiencies…
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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.
OBIM spec enables vendors to build products to interact with DHS biometric system
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has opened its specification for interacting with the nation’s largest biometrics database to…
Queensland digital license app: global blueprint for mDLs, or in need of replacing?
An Australian government official is calling for an app that would allow users to access government licences and permits in…
Zambia obtains World Bank funding support to advance DPI implementation
Zambia has secured funding to the tune of $120 million from the World Bank’s Digital Development Partnership to carry on…
Remote selfie verification challenges raise questions about US fraud reduction plans
Recent testing by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) exposed inconsistencies in the effectiveness of…
Eventual short-term FEMA contract to standardize, strengthen security systems
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO) intends to issue a short-term, two-year competitive…
UK security industry should complete OneLogin adoption to save money
Gov.uk OneLogin should be in place for the UK’s the Security Industry Authority (SIA) by the fourth quarter of the…
Trump’s firing of FTC members puts US-EU data transfers at risks, legal experts say
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission may jeopardize trans-Atlantic personal data transfers,…
Bahrain adds digital ID, birth certificate services to MyGov app
Bahrain is now offering a range of public services through its MyGov application. MyGov was launched by General Shaikh Rashid…
SSA ID verification overhaul sparks backlash over accessibility and security
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is mounting a significant overhaul of its identity verification procedures in a move that is…
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