L-1 Identity Solutions Enhances the Security of Health and Welfare Programs Administered by the Connecticut Department of Social Services - 18th March, 2010

Contract Valued at $6.5 Million Provides Secure Enrollment Process and More Durable Identification Cards

STAMFORD, Conn.- L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: ID), a leading provider of identity solutions and services, is enhancing the security of health and welfare programs administered by the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) by providing a new ABIS (Automated Biometric Identification System) solution for faster and more accurate capture and matching that decreases identity-related fraud. L-1 also is producing a more durable benefit card that extends the life of the credential. The six-year contract from the Connecticut Department of Social Services is valued at $6.5 million. The contract was awarded in Q4 2009 and the solution will be deployed in 2010.

Connecticut is one of the only States in the nation to use electronic fingerprint matching and manual photo comparisons to ensure that newly enrolled applicants are not already receiving benefits through another alias, decreasing fraud and taxpayer cost in maintaining various heath and welfare programs offered by the State.

As part of the contract, the State will add L-1’s ABIS software as an upgrade from the existing DSS AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System). The L-1 ABIS system will be used to perform faster and more accurate fingerprint matching for new applicants against those already enrolled in the system. A high coercivity magnetic strip will be incorporated into all new or replacement cards issued by L-1 for Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) and healthcare credentials. The strip will better protect the magnetic encoding on the card from erasing, a common cause for replacement. L-1 also is upgrading computer hardware, electronic signature pads and image capture equipment used as part of the State’s enrollment and card issuance process.

EBT is a system which makes the issuance of State public assistance benefits faster and easier through electronic transactions. Through the use of an EBT card produced by L-1, clients can access cash benefits through Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and food and cash benefits at the Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminals of retailers authorized by USDA to accept food stamp benefits. L-1 also produces cards for State-supported Husky A, Husky B and Charter Oak healthcare programs.

“L-1 is playing an important role in social services programs offered to those in need in our home State, providing a more secure enrollment process based on biometric recognition and offering more durable and long lasting health and welfare services cards,” said Robert V. LaPenta, Chairman, President and CEO of L-1 Identity Solutions. “Our work with the CT DSS is another way we are leveraging our end-to-end driver’s license solution capabilities into other important areas of identity management. We look forward to continuing our strong relationship with the DSS for many years to come.”

About L-1 Identity Solutions

L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: ID) protects and secures personal identities and assets. Its divisions include Biometrics / Enterprise Access and Secure Credentialing solutions, as well as Enrollment and Government Consulting services. With the trust and confidence in individual identities provided by L-1, international governments, federal and state agencies, law enforcement and commercial businesses can better guard the public against global terrorism, crime and identity theft fostered by fraudulent identity. L-1 Identity Solutions has more than 2,200 employees worldwide and is headquartered in Stamford, CT. For more information, visit www.L1ID.com.

Contacts
L-1 Identity Solutions
Doni Fordyce, 203-504-1109
dfordyce@L1ID.com