Funding gap puts Sri Lanka’s digital ID project under review
The Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity (SL-UDI) project faces a budget gap, with quotes from Indian companies surpassing the Indian…
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New Zealand probes whether officials misled ministers over failed biometrics project
New Zealand’s Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says it is now up to the Public Service Commissioner to decide whether officials…
Cyprus begins pilot of new biometric ID documents from Veridos
Cyprus is preparing to pilot its new national identification system starting at the end of June. The country will issue…
Failed NZ$33M border biometrics project sparks integrity investigation
New Zealand’s Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has rebuked a ministry over a failed biometrics project that wasted tens of millions…
UK selects Cognitec for facial age estimation in asylum assessments
The UK government has selected a vendor for facial age estimation. The £322,000 ($433,745) contract begins on June 1, 2026…
NIST, Air Force move to sole-source biometric testing and monitoring contracts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Air Force Academy are pursuing separate sole-source contracts tied…
Reveal Technology wins formal role in special operations biometrics
Reveal Technology’s Identifi mobile biometric system has been adopted as a program of record by U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM),…
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…
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…
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