France chooses contractors for digital ID scheme management
The French Ministry of the Interior has chosen four firms to develop the management system for its digital identity scheme:…
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EU calls for biometric-focused innovation to combat organized crime and border security
The European Commission has published a call for several biometrics-focused proposals within the Horizon Europe Framework Programme, to support European…
Canada launches tender to upgrade immigration biometrics system
The Government of Canada has posted a tender notice for a biometric immigration system, inviting industry engagement and feedback on…
Supercom supplies biometric offender tracking for Finland in $3.6M contract win
Finland is the latest jurisdiction to select SuperCom to provide its biometric offender monitoring technology, at an expected contract value of…
US Coast Guard starts tender process for remote biometrics capability
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a ‘sources sought’ tender for a ‘Biometrics at Sea System’ (BASS)…
Nepal considers $14M biometric national ID card bids from Thales and Idemia
Competing bids from Thales and Idemia are being considered by Nepal’s government for a national biometric ID card program, which…
Togo launches tender for national biometric identification scheme
The National Agency for Identification of Togo (ANID) has launched an international call to tender for the design, supply, installation…
Canada requests bids to develop biometric management office strategy
The Canada Border Services Agency has invited 15 groups to submit proposals as it attempts to stand up an Office…
Idemia takes over SA’s delayed biometric project amid allegations of contract irregularities
South Africa’s Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) project has finally been handed over to Idemia as the country’s Department of…
US Army seeks base entry control biometrics proposals
U.S. Army officers want proposals for two biometric access control systems and one biometric data cleaning application. One proposed project,…
