Biometrics

As part of CBP’s one-to-one biometric facial recognition testing on inbound, international flights, a traveler has his photo taken and compared against his passport photo to confirm his identity at Dulles Airport. Photo by Glenn Fawcett

DHS S&T concludes facial recognition can work for small groups, while maintaining privacy

The results from the “2022 Biometric Technology Rally” could inform the way forward for TSA and other government agencies as they increasingly adopt…

Automation

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Congress rejects funding increase for DHS biometric system, directs independent review

Budget

Biometrics, privacy, security: Finding the happy medium

Commentary

Cadets salute during the National Anthem prior to the NCAA college football game between the Army Black Knights and Massachusetts at Michie Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in West Point, N.Y. The U.S. military academies provide a key pipeline into the leadership of the armed services and have welcomed more racially diverse students each year for the better part of the last decade. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Service members who lose their job during deployment get more help in their corner

Federal Newscast

Why maybe, just maybe, the era of the password is finally sunsetting

Cybersecurity

(Photo by Glenn Fawcett)

CBP building on facial recognition successes as travelers reap benefits of expedited process

Technology

GAO

Facial recognition technology gaining speed within federal agencies

Technology

This smart chip on a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card holds two fingerprint biometrics, a unique number that identifies the individual within the PIV system, a PIN number that never leaves the card and a cryptographic key that is used to authenticate the cardholder to the PIV system.

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USPS, GSA make 7 DC-area post offices permanent PIV card sites following pilot

Management

USPS, GSA expand ‘government storefront’ concept with PIV card pilot

Management

Digital transformation is also for in-person transactions

Federal Insights

Intelligence community’s three A’s of digital transformation: Augmentation, AI and automation

Technology

USPS biometrics program leans on its biggest asset: A post office in every neighborhood

USPS awarded a contract to IDEMIA National Security Solutions to expand its fingerprinting services to 4,000 facilities before the end of 2021, in an effort…

Big Data

Postal workers attend customers at the Flagler Station post office, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Miami. The pandemic has pushed the Postal Service into a central role in the 2020 elections, with tens of millions of people expected to vote by mail rather than in-person. At the same time, Trump has acknowledged he is withholding emergency aid from the service to make it harder to process mail-in ballots, as his election campaign legally challenges mail voting procedures in key states. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

USPS teams up with FBI to provide biometrics at 100 post offices

The Postal Service is looking to make the most of its massive delivery network by expanding its portfolio of services to include biometrics and geospatial…

Big Data

FBI adds iris recognition to its growing biometrics portfolio

Artificial Intelligence

The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services, nearly seven years after piloting the concept, will add iris recognition technology to its portfolio of identification services for law enforcement agencies. Kimberly Del Greco, the FBI’s deputy assistant…