Pentagon’s background check overhaul drags into second decade
The Pentagon’s marquee effort to modernize the federal government’s background investigation system is once again under scrutiny after a decade…
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Clear plans for enterprise biometrics growth with new product name, partners
Clear has signed up T-Mobile as the first publicly-announced customer of its digital identity verification platform with biometric multi-factor authentication…
UK background check service to improve identity verification over the next 3 years
The UK’s background check Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) plans to reduce its reliance on manual ID verification and allow…
Employee screening company breach exposed PII of more than 3 million
A year after it suffered a significant data breach on February 9, 2024, last week Houston, Texas-based DISA Global Solutions –…
Intellicheck to provide identity validation for Accio Data
Intellicheck, Inc. has announced an integration with Accio Data to streamline background screening checks for job applicants. A release from…
US housing agency seeks information on biometric fingerprinting services
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Personnel Security Division (PSD) announced that is conducting market research to…
Thales powers Guam Police’s revived biometric system for gun-owner IDs
The Guam Police Department (GPD) will be reinstating its digital fingerprint system for the issuance of firearms identification cards. This…
Yoti biometrics ease UK hiring compliance with Sterling background checks
The partnership between selfie biometrics and liveness detection firm Yoti and background screening service Sterling Check has successfully streamlined the…
DCSA rolls out continuous vetting for ‘non-sensitive’ federal workforce
The U.S. Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) has begun a phased roll out of continuous vetting (CV) for the…
DHS’s personnel vetting, clearance process still plagued by problems
Since 2023, ten individuals working for U.S. intelligence and other federal agencies who held either a Top Secret or Top…
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