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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.

 

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…

 

Biometrics Technology Center speeding up local, state and federal criminal investigations

The FBI Biometrics Technology Center in North Central West Virginia opened for use last month with its first employees settled…

 

FBI and DoD biometrics experts working under the same roof

The FBI Biometrics Technology Center in North Central West Virginia is now open for use, with its first employees having…

 

Rising security concerns driving global biometrics market growth: report

Persistence Market Research released its own report entitled “Next Generation Biometric Market – PMR Market Insight Report 2015 to 2021”,…

 

US army to discuss details of DoD ABIS contract at industry day

The US Army Contracting Command – New Jersey (ACC-NJ) will host an industry day event on December 18 to provide…

 

United States and Malaysia to share biometric database of crime and terrorism suspects

The Malaysian and American governments have signed an agreement to share a database containing the biometric records of about 1.2…

 

Biometrics insight service, four-finger smartphone solution, facial recognition platforms top this week’s news

Here’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. In one of…

 

State Department seeks sophisticated multimodal biometric screening system

The State Department has posted a request for information for supporting and implementing a multimodal biometric screening system that is…

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