Brazil partners with biometric identity verification provider in strategic step for Serpro
Brazil is seeking to enhance fraud prevention for businesses operating in Latin America. South America’s biggest economy is entering into…
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AffinitiQuest digital credential platform to power Canadian federal govt ID services
The Canadian government has selected Ottawa-based identity software company AffinitiQuest to deliver a white-label version of its Digital Credential Orchestration…
Norway reveals plans to contract 21 biometric border control gates
Norway is planning to tender a contract for automatic biometric border control gates for installation at the main airport in…
Ethiopia to streamline public procurement system with Fayda digital ID
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Ethiopia National ID Program (NIDP) and the Public Procurement and…
DOD, Army looking to streamline, fast-track AI acquisition; but it’s slow
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) hopes that its new Open Data and Applications Government-Owned Interoperable Repositories (Open DAGIR) Challenge…
DHS S&T awards contracts to further privacy enhancing synthetic data
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced that it has awarded contracts under its Silicon Valley…
Thales powers Guam Police’s revived biometric system for gun-owner IDs
The Guam Police Department (GPD) will be reinstating its digital fingerprint system for the issuance of firearms identification cards. This…
Texas DPS solicits contractor to maintain biometric ID services
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) issued a Request for Offers (RFO) for a contract to maintain its Multimodal…
Parsons gets $1.9M US Army technical direction letter for next-gen biometrics
The US Army granted a technical direction letter worth $1.9 million to Centreville, Virginia-based Parsons Corporation for the acquisition of…
White House issues new directive for responsible federal acquisition of AI
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a new memorandum directing federal agencies to improve their responsible…
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