The Transportation Security Administration has released a request for information to vendors wishing to take part in tests of biometric devices at 20 airports.<br>
Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels Jr. July 19 told agencies of the proposed Department of Homeland Security to halt information technology infrastructure and modernization plans with life-cycle costs greater than $500,000, pending an expedited review by a new Homeland Security IT Investment Review Group.
Last month, staff members in the House Office of Legislative Counsel began signing on to their network by gazing into iris-recognition cameras atop their computers.
Washington is about to become the first state whose employers can digitally sign their online wage reports to the Social Security Administration ? something all 50 states will be able to offer if a Social Security pilot program to unify state and federal public key infrastructures proves successful.
Before government agencies buy into biometrics for security, especially facial recognition, they should resolve the policy and privacy issues, said panelists at a forum sponsored by the Cato Institute.
