$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…
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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…
Uganda procuring biometric devices for 2024 census
Uganda’s Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) says it is in the process of procuring biometric devices to be used for a…
Contract to involve biometric algorithms more deeply in India test taking
The Indian state of Telangana is looking for up to 6,000 face biometrics and fingerprint scanners for to authenticate those…
French criminal biometrics database to get upgrade from Idemia and Sopra Steria
A joint bid by Sopra Steria and Idemia to redesign and install a fingerprint biometrics management system for law enforcement…
BIO-key secures $800k govt IAM follow-on deal
The defense ministry of an unnamed government has placed a new order worth $800k for BIO-key’s biometric identity and access…
$10M TSA identity verification contract goes to Agile
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has awarded at $10.2 million, 60-month ID verification contract to the sole bidder, Agile Decision…
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