US government seeks Smart ePants contractors for sensor-woven clothing
Defense Department officials are moving ahead in their search for sensor-studded, electric clothing fit for military service members. The Smart…
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Microsoft says DOD needs to be better at detecting synthetic identities. And do it sooner
AI and cybersecurity are converging, according to Microsoft’s chief scientist, and one result will be the long-term inability of the…
GAO says US military playing too loose with AI development management
In the U.S. government, it is the job of the Government Accountability Office to poke holes in bureaucrats’ spending plans,…
Opportunities in defense AI, biometrics announced by Paravision, Biometric Signature ID
Paravision has been awarded a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) to provide the artificial intelligence expertise it has acquired in developing facial…
Spectrum Bullpen and Creatrix to refine fingerprint biometrics for US DoD
U.S. cyber defense consultancy Spectrum Bullpen will partner with subcontractor Creatrix on a six-month contract to improve the quality of…
InCadence migrates DoD NRTIO biometrics system to AWS cloud
Xator subsidiary InCadence Strategic Solutions is supporting the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Biometrics Project Management Office in its migration of…
Evaluation ordered of biometric screening of displaced Afghans
The Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has announced it is beginning an evaluation of the screening…
US Army pandemic biometric access project awarded to Identity Strategy Partners
Defense personnel could soon navigate facilities with just their face biometrics. The U.S. Army has awarded Identity Strategy Partners (IdSP) a…
DOD’s digital ID and access management tools could be live in a year
The Department of Defense says that its digital ID, credentialing and access management project, first trialed in 2018, will serve…
US military integrates biometrics-enabled watchlist with DoD ABIS
Current DoD biometric initiatives, including the expansion of DoD’s Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) were outlined at a recent online…
