L-1 to supply Indiana with identification services

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. will provide identification and enrollment services to agencies of the Indiana government under a four-year, $13 million contract.

  • By William Welsh

House to consider expanding biometrics at sea

The House will vote today on whether to expand a Coast Guard program that screens fingerprints of suspected illegal migrants and terrorists caught at sea.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

L-1 supplies Army with portable recognition devices

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. will supply the Army with handheld identification detection devices under a new contract.

  • By David Hubler

Kundra named federal CIO, vows to make more data public

Vivek Kundra says he wants to improve transparency and engage people.

  • By Mary Mosquera

Upcoming Navy report will outline security priorities

CIO Robert Carey gives a sneak peak on the Navy’s upcoming Computer Defense Roadmap, set to be released in March.

  • By Nick Wakeman

QinetiQ to furnish security services to NCIS

QinetiQ North America will provide various security services to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service under a new contract.

  • By William Welsh

SAIC to help maintain Army biometric systems

SAIC will assist Sensor Technologies Inc. with maintenance support for the Army Communications and Electronics Command under a four-year contract worth more than $115 million.

  • By David Hubler

Vangent to create biometric ID system for Mexico

The company will design, build and operate a full biometric identification management system under a three-year, $68 million contract.

  • By David Hubler

CSC to manage FBI call center

Computer Sciences Corp. will continue to manage Federal Bureau of Investigation call center operations under a five-year task order that has a potential value of $59 million.

  • By David Hubler

No slowing down for biometrics

Biometrics and identity solutions programs will remain high on the government’s to-do list this year.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Report: May see $1B spent on biometrics under Obama in '09

The Obama administration is likely to spend $750 million to $1 billion on biometric applications this year, primarily in defense, intelligence and homeland security, according to a new report.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

12 win Army biometrics work

Twelve companies will compete for biometrics technologies and support services tasks with the Army under a multiple award contract.

TSA approves more TWIC readers

The agency has approved Innometriks Inc. and Datastrip Corp. biometric readers for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

ITAA: E-Verify not ready for prime time

Contractors are worried that E-Verify is not ready to handle a huge volume of activity yet.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

CRI to supply identity cards to Agriculture

Communications Resource Inc. will help deploy Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 smart cards at the Agriculture Department.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Unisys gets identity management work

Unisys Corp. will help the Citizen and Immigration Services meet the federal government's mandate for identity standards under a new task order.

  • By William Welsh

Northrop to issue IDs compatible with PIV cards

The company is encouraging other federal contractors do the same.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

L-1 to speed New York job, licensing applications

L-1 Identity Solutions will provide New York state with technology and facilities to process job applicants and license requests under a deal worth up to $250 million.

  • By David Hubler

Agencies need to develop biometric collection standards

The lack of standards and the use of proprietary formats has inhibited information sharing, according to a new GAO report issued Oct. 15.

  • By Doug Beizer

SAIC to support Army's biometrics toolset

Science Applications International Corp. will provide engineering support to help the Army maintain and enhance a biometrics toolset.

  • By Doug Beizer
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