Carnegie Mellon wins Navy contract to develop improved biometric surveillance
Carnegie Mellon University has won an $8.9M Navy contract to research and develop new algorithms for the U.S. Navy’s aerial…
Military Applications
Militaries around the world use biometrics for secure access control to facilities, equipment, and IT systems, and to identify adversaries in the field.
ManTech to provide maintenance support for DoD biometrics software
ManTech International has won a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contract to provide maintenance support for devices and software used…
DARPA seeks cybersecurity proposals
According to a U.S. government request for proposal, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative research proposals from…
Biometrics research, smart payment cards and facial recognition trending this week
Here is a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Facial recognition…
U.S. Army evaluating biometrics for mobile devices on the battlefield
According to an article that appeared in NextGov, the U.S. Army is committed to evaluating several biometric systems that can…
US naval base implements biometric identification and access control at all gates
Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) will soon be implementing the Defense Biometrics Identification System (DBIDS) at all access gates,…
DSI announces speakers for Identity Management Symposium
Next month, senior leaders from the Defense Forensics and Biometrics Agency (DFBA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of…
Pentagon establishes Defense Innovation Advisory Board
The Pentagon has established a new “Defense Innovation Advisory Board” in order to import technological innovation and best practices from…
National security concerns impacts contract extension, government recordkeeping
Northrop Grumman was recently granted a sole-source extension to supply an unspecified U.S. Army unit with biometric technology. The 12-month,…
Northrop Grumman to demo its biometric ecosystem at WEST 2016
Global security company Northrop Grumman is showcasing its key maritime defense capabilities during WEST 2016, a naval conference and exposition…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection