Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center issues RFI for contactless multimodal biometrics identification system
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic has posted a Request for Information (RFI) on commercial off the-shelf (COTS)…
U.S. Government
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Obama’s cybersecurity plan calls for adoption of strong multi-factor authentication methods
President Barack Obama outlined a Cybersecurity National Action Plan this week, featuring an expanded cybersecurity budget, a new federal chief…
GAO report finds slow progress to biometric exit system
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is advising the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a new report to reveal a…
Americans cautious on exchanging biometric data for improved government services
Accenture released the results of its latest #AFSFedPulse survey which questioned people about their willingness to share personal information, including…
Law enforcement and biometrics
This report by Biometrics Research Group, Inc. provides a brief, updated overview of the market size and biometric technologies available…
Obama calls for research into smart gun technology to reduce gun violence
The Obama administration announced Tuesday a series of commonsense executive actions designed to reduce gun violence in the United States,…
HID Global wins five-year, $88.3 million contract to supply U.S. government with next-generation permanent resident cards
Secure identity solution provider HID Global has received an order to redesign, manufacture and supply the U.S. Government Permanent Resident…
U.S. starts collecting biometrics at the Otay Mesa border crossing
U.S. Customs and Border Protection began a pilot program collecting facial photographs and iris images of foreigners entering and departing…
U.S. refugee application process may add iris authentication, DNA testing
Biometrics data collection including iris authentication and DNA testing may soon be added to the already comprehensive application process for…
U.S. OPM cyberattacks were not state-sponsored, says China’s news agency
China’s news agency Xinhua said an investigation into last year’s U.S. federal system breach that compromised the private information of…
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