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The Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) will approach industry for a solution for a multimodal biometric storage and matching system, following a landmark decision by the Department of Homeland Security.
The TAG/TRIP, an International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) body that consists of government and private sector experts, has through its New Technologies Working Group (NTWG), issued an RFI in order to keep abreast of new and improving technologies.
Laxton Group expands US operations. Darren Smith becomes business development manager and acting president of Laxton USA.
Intelligent Homes joins MULTOS Consortium as a professional partner member.
Publishing and events company Science Media Partners has named Craig Guthrie as editor of the group’s industry leading publications, Planet Biometrics and Security Document World.
The Israel Airport Authority (IAA) is requesting information regarding e-passport reading software (SDK) to be integrated into IAA IT systems.
The European Union agency that manages IT systems for borders has selected Accenture, Atos and Safran for a major EU visa biometrics project.
Identity security solutions firm Oberthur Technologies has announced that its Lasink solution has started to be deployed across Costa Rica, through a multi-year contract to provide highly secure national ID cards.
The organisers of next-generation identity solutions event connect:ID 2017, Science Media Partners and the International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA), have announced that the Call for Speakers for the event’s fourth edition is officially open.
Adam Hergert, Jason Holmes and Richard Agostinelli join Biometrics Institute board of directors.
Oberthur Technologies announces collaboration with SESAM-Vitale economic interest group (EIG) on two contracts for French health system.
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Franco-Dutch security firm Gemalto has been awarded the contract for the renewal of the Swiss ePassport, according to contract documents.
German secure identity solutions firm secunet has revealed that it is acquiring a business unit from HJP Consulting, based in Borchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, with the aim of expanding its core expertise in the Homeland Security division.
The Department of Homeland Security has again pushed back the deadline for when the federal government will stop accepting state ID cards that don’t meet the standards of the REAL ID Act of 2005
French aviation and defence firm Safran plans to choose a buyer for its ID and biometrics division by the end of September, reports financial papers.
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General has found in a new report that the TSA does not provide sufficient oversight and guidance to ensure that the TWIC program operates effectively.
GET Group North America enters exclusive reseller agreement with Speed Identity.
Citizen ID documents such as national IDs and driver licenses will ultimately follow the trend toward mobility.
To enable public administrations, companies and citizens to freely interact while retaining their formal relationships of liability, there needs to be a progressive development in the use of "digital trust" services.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released white papers on digital identity and authentication ahead of a key workshop.
New white paper highlights how standardised GlobalPlatform technologies support the implementation and deployment of mobile ID solutions, while meeting the advanced security requirements.
secunet Security Networks has published the final set of test results from the SDW InterOp 2016 event held in London in May 2016.
More than 100 companies have already reserved stands for next-generation government identity solutions event SDW 2017, which will be held on 26-28 June, 2017 in the QEII Centre in London.
The organisers of SDW InterOp 2016 would like to, in the strongest terms, clarify that any vendor claims being made surrounding the reading speed of ePassports is not in any way an official result of the tests.
The 10th edition of SDW saw numbers increase to a record high, with an expanded exhibition and the strongest conference programme to date.
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