Tag Archives: biometrics

The U.S. Army plans to begin accepting industry proposals on facial recognition technology with potential military and civilian security applications on April 14, according to a Small Business Research Innovation opportunity notice posted on SAM.gov.

Executive Mosaic is pleased to unveil Tiffanny Gates, president and CEO of Novetta, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for driving company growth through its expansion of analytics capabilities for the government sector and its programs to support military transition into the civilian workplace. This represents the third consecutive Wash100 selection for Gates.

An Idemia-developed algorithm has recorded over 95 percent accuracy during a Department of Homeland Security exercise aimed at assessing the capacity of facial recognition technology in identifying masked individuals. Idemia said Monday its algorithm also achieved a True Identification Rate of over 99.5 percent of subjects not wearing masks as part of the DHS Science and Technology Directorate's 2020 Biometric Technology Rally.

Jacobs has acquired The Buffalo Group, a provider of advanced cyber and intelligence solutions. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. "Defending our nation against adversarial threats is growing in complexity. The Buffalo Group's leading cyber and intelligence capabilities further strengthens our suite of national priority solutions across integrated multi-domain environments," said Jacobs chair and CEO Steve Demetriou. 

The U.S. Army is looking for potential sources of systems engineering and integration support for the design, development, testing and deployment of a biometrics-based identity intelligence platform hosted in cloud and on-premises environments.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 13, 2020 “” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will provide biometric software and associated special equipment for Customs and Border Protection personnel to process and verify data on travelers as part of a potential five-year, $960M blanket purchase agreement, GovCon Wire reported July 2.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has cited identity verification techniques based on risk management concepts as key factors that federal agencies should consider when implementing personnel authentication capabilities.

Unisys has introduced a software-as-a-service platform designed to help enterprise customers verify and authenticate biometric data.

Augmented identity software maker Idemia has unveiled an offering intended to simplify fingerprint-based background checks for financial institutions.

Idemia has launched its new biometrics platform designed to process identity verification at high-traffic sites such as airports and event venues.

Customs and Border Protection is seeking a contractor that can help the Department of Homeland Security implement biometrics technology to update its traveler vetting systems, Nextgov reported Friday.

A new study by Unisys has found that most Americans are concerned about attending major public events due to potential instances of physical harm and cyber breaches.

Idemia has launched a new wireless device designed to help law enforcement officers verify identities via fingerprint biometrics.

The results of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Facial Recognition Vendor Test show that IDEMIA's facial recognition algorithm was 30 percent more effective than other platforms in one-to-many image matching scenarios. NIST assessed 127 software algorithms from 39 facial recognition tech developers as part of FRVT, IDEMIA said Tuesday.

The U.S. Army has awarded a $2.42M contract to Twosense.AI for the development of deep neural networks that the service would use for continuous multifactor authentication. Twosense.AI said Thursday its platform of the same name bases authentications on a subject's gait, interaction patterns and other behavioral signs.