NEC to lead major upgrade to New Zealand’s biometric capabilities
A massive upgrade of New Zealand’s biometric capabilities with an estimated cost of $35 million (1US$20.7M) did not require Cabinet…
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Contractor distances self from biometric device failures in South Africa elections
A Johannesburg-based company, Ren-Form, which supplied biometric hardware to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) says it is not…
Florida tosses mDL program into the Gulf
Florida’s mobile driver’s license has been shut down, making the state a rare case in the world of a place…
DHS to hold industry day for biometric scanner contract
A hybrid industry day will be held by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on July 29 to share information…
GSA prepares for potentially lucrative biometrics contracts under Alliant 3
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has released a request for proposals (RFP) for the Alliant 3 Governmentwide Acquisition Contract…
US Motor Carrier Agency looks to stop fraud, theft with Idemia IDV solution
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a “limited source justification rationale” document to support…
New details revealed about Zimbabwe biometric voting procurement scandal
New developments have emerged about some business moguls who have been cited as being involved in a procurement scandal for…
DHS awards SVIP contract to Procivis for decentralized identity software
Procivis AG, a subsidiary of Swiss institution Orell Füssli, has been awarded a tender through the U.S. Department of Homeland…
Controversy trails big money biometric ID card contract in DR Congo
A mega money contract for the production of biometric national ID cards in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)…
Zighra behavioral biometrics contracted for Canadian government cybersecurity testing
Zighra has won a contract with Shared Services Canada (SSC) to protect digital identities with threat detection and Zero Trust…
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