$386M US biometric ID management contract goes to defense contractor
The U.S. government has awarded defense contractor General Dynamics a three-year, $386.3 million contract to operate its biometric ID management…
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Amentum wins $282M contract for US biometric immigration systems
A sprawling engineering and integration firm has been awarded its second big U.S. immigration biometrics contract in three months. Both…
Sri Lanka to launch new digital ID contract tender before 2023 runs out
A tender to select a firm to print Sri Lanka’s new digital ID cards will be launched before 2023 winds…
Ethiopia moves closer to ePassports and digital ID with Toppan agreement
Ethiopia’s Immigration and Citizenship Services (ICS) department has signed an agreement with Toppan Gravity Ethiopia, a joint venture of Ethiopian…
Australia issues tender for biometric cameras at 11 airports
Australia has released a tender to upgrade 11 of its major airports with biometric cameras that can capture and compare…
$22M OBIM-related contract for Four Points
The U.S. Homeland Security Department has awarded a $22.2 million biometrics-related contract to Virginia-based Four Points. The company is a…
HID wins driver’s license contract in Finland
HID Global has won the contract to provide Finland with new driver’s license cards and personalization services as it continues…
Australia invites a select few to bid for national digital ID contract
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the nation’s digital identity competition regulator, is issuing a limited tender to build…
Filipinos can enroll biometrics from any location in next general voter registration
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) of the Philippines will allow a system in which potential voters can enroll on the…
Are US border officers using LexisNexis facial recognition service? Washington’s not saying
A small U.S. government contract with a previously anodyne data broker is tripping alarms with surveillance watchdogs. Reporting by investigative…
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