UK gov’t seeks covert surveillance tech in benefit fraud crackdown
The UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published a £2 million (US$2.7 million) tender seeking software and hardware…
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UK Home Office raises estimate for passport contract to 12 years, £576M
The UK Home Office has opened a third round of market engagement for its next major passport manufacturing and personalization…
GAO warns federal AI procurement is repeating the same mistakes
While U.S. government agencies are buying more AI tools across government, a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says key…
Thales subsidiary to provide ABIS for Sweden’s migrant biometrics checks
Sweden’s Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) has signed a 30 million Swedish kronor ($3.2 million) contract with Thales subsidiary AB Svenska Pass…
Rollout delays extend Austria’s EES biometrics contract with secunet again
Austria has once again modified its Entry-Exit System (EES) contract with security and biometrics firm secunet, putting the spotlight on…
Mastek win £49M deal to support UK Home Office Biometrics delivery
Digital engineering and cloud transformation firm Mastek has won a contract to engineer, integrate and develop the UK Home Office…
Indonesia renews national ID support contract with InterBio
Indonesia has renewed its annual technical support contract for the country’s national digital identity infrastructure. It has awarded the 2026…
Incode contributes biometrics to $37M Login.gov contract for stronger IDV
Incode will contribute biometrics to improve the identity security and fraud protection of the U.S. government’s Login.gov platform. The face…
Impact Palmarès revises digital visa deal with Cameroon, gets secure document printing contract
The contractual agreement that links the government of Cameroon and Impact Palmarès, the Cote d’Ivoire-based IT firm implementing a consular…
UK plans observability tool contract in 2026 to keep scaled-up One Login resilient
The UK government is expecting a lot from its One Login system over the coming years, as it transitions from…
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