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Hoan Ton-That, CEO of New York-based Clearview AI, said he intends to focus on winning big contracts from U.S. federal agencies and expand the facial recognition company’s workforce in 2022, Reuters reported Tuesday. “We know that some of these agencies are seeing great success, but they are only at a small five-figure purchase or a […] More
Fraud prevention company Acuant has secured provisional authorities under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for three of its cloud-based digital identity offerings. The Los Angeles-based company said Wednesday the Moderate Provisional-Authority to Operate from FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board certifies that its AssureID, Ozone and Facial Recognition System software-as-a-service platforms met security and privacy […] More
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.
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.
AE Industrial Partners has acquired Linkware, a company that specializes in custom software solutions and government consulting, and Pangiam, a security and travel consulting services provider, to create an integrated travel solutions technology platform, AEI announced Wednesday. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "Combining Linkware with Pangiam will create a compelling travel and security solutions technology platform with unlimited potential," said Kevin McAleenan.
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.
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.
The U.S. Army plans to award two five-year agreements for the production of fire control system prototypes that are capable of utilizing adjusted aiming points based on the distance of the target and perform ballistic calculations and wireless data transmission, Military.com reported Saturday.
Michael Punke, vice president of global public policy at Amazon Web Services, has said the company supports the call for a national legislative framework to prevent misuse of facial recognition technology against individual civil rights.
Some of the trends in the cybersecurity market to watch in 2019 include the availability of identity platforms in the cloud and use of mobile devices in authentication, Security Today reported Wednesday. Organizations aim to supplement application security platforms in the cloud with cloud-based identity and access management systems. The use of facial recognition, biometrics […] More
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a report that points to rapid advancements in the U.S. marketplace for facial recognition software platforms. NIST said Friday it evaluated 127 software algorithms from 39 different developers and found that face-based biometric matching algorithms showed 20 times better searching performance over the past four years. Current software products […] More
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