Information on new biometric augmented CAC requested from industry by DOD
A Request for Information for an effective and reliable biometric enterprise “to expand [The Pentagon Force Protection Agency’s (PFPA)] access…
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Griaule Biometrics win DoD contract for national databases in Iraq and Afghanistan
Brazil-based Griaule Biometrics has been awarded part of a $75 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to…
Biometrics required for new DOD bio/toxins lab access in response to security lapses
Various forms of biometrics are being incorporated at all Department of Defense (DOD) laboratories and other facilities using dangerous Biological…
Bezos says Amazon committed to working with U.S. Department of Defense
Amazon will continue to work with the U.S. Department of Defense, regardless of criticism, CEO Jeff Bezos told an audience…
U.S. agencies working on standard for seamless communication between biometric databases
The U.S. Defense Department, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security are planning to establish a new standard in…
The CAC will continue as DOD’s principle authenticator for the foreseeable future
The Pentagon’s common access card (CAC) certainly doesn’t seem to be going away, despite widespread speculation otherwise, according DOD Chief…
U.S. Department of Defense will invest up to $2 billion in AI research
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will invest up to $2 billion in artificial intelligence…
Samsung smartphones approved for use by U.S. Defense Department
Smartphones from Samsung have been added to the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Approved Products List (APL), after completing the…
Pentagon to trial behavioral identifiers on smartphones as Common Access Card replacement
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is funding a project to develop an identity verification method based on the capture…
U.S. DoD’s new Biometric System Integration Laboratory developing numerous new capabilities
A new biometric collection system for the U.S. Department of Defense called Next Generation Biometric Collection is currently in the…
