OBIM is the big winner in DHS’s FY 2020 funding budget for biometrics
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) wins big under DHS’s proposed Fiscal Year (FY)…
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Next Biometrics granted US PIV certification for FAP20 sensor module
Next Biometrics has been granted Personal Identity Verification (PIV) certification in the United States for its new biometric module based…
BIO-key CEO says FBI guidance sets up a wave of enterprise biometric MFA adoption
The Federal Bureau of Investigations’ recently announced guidance for U.S. businesses that multi-factor authentication (MFA) requires physical or behavioral biometrics…
Department of Justice expands DNA collection to include detained immigrants
The US Department of Justice has proposed amending regulations requiring DNA to be collected from non-U.S. citizens detained at borders…
FBI warns MFA is vulnerable, urges biometric, behavioral authentication methods integration
According to the FBI’s recent Private Industry Notice, companies should urgently integrate extra layers of biometric factors and behavior recognition…
Idemia biometric technology powers background check kiosks deployed by US BIA
The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Anadarko Agency has deployed biometric kiosks powered by Idemia for the Tribal Access…
Suprema ID’s BioMini Slim 3 scanner receives FBI PIV/FAP30 certification
The Suprema ID FAP30 optical fingerprint authentication scanner BioMini Slim 3 has received FBI PIV and Mobile ID FAP30 certification,…
FINRA certifies Telos ID’s biometric background check service
Telos ID announced that its FBI-certified fingerprinting service IDVetting has met the technical standards needed to achieve the Financial Industry…
I3 to provide latent fingerprint support services to FBI bomb analysis center
Ideal Innovations announced today that it was recently awarded a contract supporting the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Terrorist Explosive Device…
Stakeholders split on London police use of public facial recognition as study shows 4 in 5 false positives
The Chair of the Metropolitan Police staff association Ken March has called China’s use of public surveillance with biometric facial…
