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Mar-30-09 Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff to Lead Security and Risk Management Advisory Firm
The firm services include biometrics and identity management programs, information assurance, fraud prevention and investigations, border protection solutions…
Mar-17-09 New Biometric Standards Facilitate Exchange of Biometrics, Facilitate Biometrically Enabled Drivers’ Licenses and International Travel Documents
Latest update of published and emerging biometric standards. Seven new and/or updated standards were published since the last update issued in August 2008, bringing the total number of published standards to eighty(80).
Mar-13-09 WCC’s ELISE ID, Meeting the Challenges of HSPD-24:A Layered Approach to Accurate Real Time Identification
ELISE ID connects disparate data sources seam-lessly and detects possible identity matches in structured and unstructured data repositories. It is the engine for examining and uncovering non-obvious data relationships giving rise to new business rules to accurately and quickly identify persons of interest.
Feb-24-09 Ceelox Vault Stick with Biometric Fingerprint Flash Memory Drive
Ceelox, a veteran-owned small business, has teamed with Nastep Consulting Corporation to bring their biometric security solutions to Seaport-e, the Department of the Navy’s procurement system.
Feb-19-09 WCC Recognized By Frost & Sullivan for Its Unique Multimodal Platform
Unlike traditional matching systems, WCC's high-performance matching system is based on rule-based, pattern matching, and fuzzy logic techniques and provides users with the most accurate information, efficiently and conveniently.
Feb-15-09 ENISA: Mapping the key stakeholders and NIS situation in each EU Member State in its first edition of ‘Country Reports’
The categorization and mapping of stakeholders and their mutual relations was one of the most important aims of the report.
Feb-10-09 Smart Card Alliance Clarifies Technology Usage in U.S. Electronic Passports Versus Passport Cards and EDLs
Headlines stating that passports can be scanned and tracked are wrong. The widely reported demonstration involved U.S. Passport Cards and Enhanced Driver’s Licenses, which use EPC Gen 2 RFID technology.
Feb-02-09 Serbia issues Over 230,000 biometric passports
The goal is to record every crossing of the border, which has not been the case so far, adding that this requires a single information system…
Feb-02-09 Secretary Napolitano Issues Immigration and Border Security Action Directive
What is the prospect for using biometrics as part of the screening (done either by the employer or at an offsite location by specialized offices)? What role could data-mining or other innovative strategies play in helping to identify false positives and false negatives?
Dec-30-08 Over 60+ countries now issuing ePassports
More than 60 countries are now issuing a type of electronic passport, with many more planned for 2009.
Jun-27-05 The National Biometric Security Project Calls for Data to Assist Biometric Technology Applications Manual
One section of the BTAM will include a profile of the warranty and maintenance practices of the various manufacturers of biometric equipment.
Nov-01-04 IAFIS and IDENT Help Border Patrol Arrest 8,000 Aliens With Criminal Records
In September 2004, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol’s IDENT, short for Automated Biometric Identification system, linked up with the FBI’s IAFIS system to provide an electronic web of enforcement that covers the entire perimeter of the United States.
TSA TO INTRODUCE NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR ACCESS CONTROL ENHANCEMENTS
"These programs will deploy various technologies, including state-of-the-art video surveillance, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) cards, iris scan readers, and hand geometry readers to protect against unwanted guests going to secure areas of the airport," Adm. Stone said.
What is AmberView?
The Amber View Project is a pilot biometrics program under development by the West Virginia High Technology Consortium (WVHTC) Foundation in Fairmont, West Virginia and is designed to aid in the recovery of missing or abducted children.