FBI biometric fingerprint lab gets a party on its 100th birthday
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is celebrating the centennial of its fingerprint lab. A release from the agency says…
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Kansas law enforcement upgrades to Idemia ABIS
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has completed the upgrade to its state fingerprint database, replacing the outdated Automated Fingerprint…
DOJ plans modernization of biometric service for criminal, civil checks
The Department of Justice’s Office of the Chief Information Officer is planning to replace the Joint Automated Booking System (JABS)…
FBI’s iris biometrics repository reaches 2.5 million with tech from Iris ID
According to a company statement from Iris ID, the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) Iris Service now has roughly 2.5…
Iris biometrics make inroads with US law enforcement: Iris ID
The adoption of iris recognition is increasing among America’s law enforcement community, says Iris ID, which provides technology to the…
Its biometric system hobbled, Florida police push for new software
Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Florida are considering upgrades to the state police’s biometric ID system. It reportedly is…
NGI delivers faster results from more biometric modalities with no shopping mall storage
FBI biometrics no longer fill a defunct shopping mall, and requests no longer take months to process, but contactless fingerprints…
Lakota Software Solutions, Inc.
Lakota is now offering a web-based solution for creating fingerprint EFT files, which currently supports U.S. firearms dealers in submitting…
FBI iris biometrics capability about to reach operation, agency developing fingerprint alteration detection
The FBI’s long-piloted biometric iris recognition program is set to go into operation as soon as October 1, or possibly…
FBI’s biometrics database to be exempt from parts of Privacy Act
The FBI has implemented a new rule which will prevent the public from finding out if their fingerprints, iris scans…
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