IBM joins Next Generation Identification (NGI) system team
NGI, the FBI’s new multi-modal, state-of-the-art biometrics system to be used by state, local, and federal authorities, will store fingerprints, palm prints, iris, and facial recognition information; it will accommodate other biometric modalities as they mature
IBM will join the industry team, lead by Lockheed Martin, to develop and maintain the Next Generation Identification (NGI) system for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) — the new multi-modal, state-of-the-art biometrics system to be used by state, local, and federal authorities. As the prime contractor on the FBI’s NGI program, Lockheed Martin will provide program management and oversight as well as biometric and large-systems development and integration expertise. Joining the NGI team as a subcontractor, IBM will provide some information technology services, as well as specific software and hardware to be used in the NGI system. The NGI system will expand fingerprint processing capacity and will now also include palm prints, iris, and facial recognition capabilities. The system requires a significant degree of technical flexibility in order to accommodate other biometric modalities which may mature and become important to law enforcement efforts in the future.
Continuing on the Lockheed Martin team are Accenture, BAE Systems Information Technology, Global Science & Technology (GST), Innovative Management & Technology Services (IMTS), Platinum Solutions, and the National Center for State Courts (NCSC).
