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Case Study: The Dutch Ministry of Justice
A Precise Biometrics case study on the deployment of biometric authentication technology in order to secure legal access to the Dutch Ministry of Justice.

U.S. Office of Legislative Council Deploys Biometric Solution for Computer Security
The Office of Legislative Counsel, which is the legislative drafting service of the U.S. House of Representatives, has begun deploying the SAF2000 for the Enterprise biometric authentication software on its computers.

Italy Issues National ID Cards that Use Biometrics
The government of Italy has ordered a supply of optical memory card Crypto 1 encoders from LaserCard Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Drexler Technology Corporation for the country's new national ID cards.

U.S. Department of Defense Deploys Biometric-Capable Smart Cards
U.S. Department of Defense will utilize 600,000 smart cards as part of the Common Access Card program, to be rolled out at 900 sites. The smart cards will be used for personnel identification, electronic signatures, e-commerce, and secure building and system access, and will eventually support more than four million cardholders.

City of Toronto Considers Biometric Fraud Safeguard Measures
Fraud is a significant issue in public-sector programs. A persistent problem of state welfare entitlement programs is fraud perpetrated by double dippers -- individuals who illegally register more than once for benefits by using an alias or other false information.