Cybersecurity

DHS takes step forward on ID management

Contract with HP Enterprise Services will support DHS's internal security capabilities.

Cybersecurity

Hockey footage aids in biometric system choice

DHS plans to use video footage shot at a hockey game to compare the capabilities of facial recognition systems.

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Just a (recognized) face in the crowd

DHS's Science & Technology Directorate tests facial recognition software at a hockey arena.

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Trusted ID programs garner $7 million in NIST grants

Five organizations working to develop and pilot identity protection and verification systems have earned a funding boost.

Cybersecurity

DHS to expand foreign biometric data sharing

The Homeland Security Department's five-month-old Office of Biometric Identity Management will use a $33 million contract with Accenture to improve its ability to trade information with allied nations.

Cybersecurity

Biometrics head to toe

Agencies' use of biometrics for identity management has centered on fingerprints and iris scans, but the options do not stop there.

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A careful biometrics strategy

John Klossner illustrates a way to move toward biometrics without a major resource commitment.

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A tipping point for biometrics?

Nearly a decade after HSPD-12 was issued, the Department of Homeland Security is beginning to make real progress on linking ID cards to their holders.