Thai officials accused of corruption in airport biometrics procurement
The former national police chief of Thailand has been charged along with two senior police officials over allegations of corruption…
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Pluribus Digital awarded $135M DHS contract for biometrics information management service
The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has awarded a $135 million contract to Solution Technology Systems,…
UK awards $84.4M biometric platform tender to IBM
IBM has won a £65.6 million (US$84.4 million) tender for a biometric matching platform that will bring together biometric databases…
Augentic and IN Groupe win bid for Kosovo IDs amid Veridos tax evasion allegations
German identity solutions provider Augentic and its French partner IN Groupe have announced that they have been chosen to deliver…
Procurement begins for Sri Lanka’s national digital ID
The procurement process for Sri Lanka’s national digital identity project has begun in partnership with the Indian government. Only Indian…
$1.9M a month bid wins contract for São Paulo 20K camera biometric surveillance system
Brazil’s vibrant financial center São Paulo is preparing to deploy 20,000 facial recognition cameras designed to increase public safety. But…
Philippines unveils new CCTV system command center, plans facial recognition procurement
A massive video surveillance communications and command center with more than 400 high-definition CCTV cameras has gone operational in Pasig…
Accenture Federal Services wins $94M digital identity contract with US Army
Accenture Federal Services (AFS) has won a $94 million contract with the U.S. Army to “maintain and transform” the agency’s…
Idemia supplies 2.8M more biometric passports for Nepal at reduced price
The government of Nepal has reached a deal with Idemia to supply 2.8 million biometric passports, which the country’s foreign…
Battle on to choose contractor for Kenya’s new digital ID scheme
The race to pick a contractor for Kenya’s new digital ID project is said to be hotting up with the…
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