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Cross Match brings former DHS official into top management
Elaine Dezenski to serve as senior vice president of global government affairs
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Authentec win Wall Street Journal innovation award
TruePrint finger-biometrics already an industry leader; unlike competitors, technology reads the live skin underneath the dead top layer
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DHS announces plan to scan all ten fingers of foreign vistors to U.S.
System to be operational by 2008; current two-finger system inadequate due to poor capturing technology and vulnerability to spoofing; vistor fingerprints will be compared to massive database that includes those picked up in al Qaeda training camps
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TSA names eight finalists to manage TWIC program
Announcement follows May decision to select a single contractor; BearingPoint, Computer Services, Lockheed Martin, and Motorola among competitors still standing
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Gemalto wins Polish e-passport contract
Deal follows similar arrangements made this summer with United States and Slovenia
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Bio-Key receives European, South African patents
Patent for Vector Sector Technology covers similar claims as American patent awarded last year
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Disney adopts finger-biometrics to fight ticket fraud and resale
Move upgrades existing finger geometry readers; privacy advocates cry foul; Disney said to have considered facila recognition software
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Danish Biometrics to develop log-on system for Copenhagen hospitals
Largest biometric project in Danish history; no decision yet on whether to adopt iris-scanning or fingerprint biometrics
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OMB sets 8 September deadline for HSPD-12 planning updates
Agencies to deatil and explain any changes to submitted plans; total number of background investigations completed a key factor
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Viisage and Identix complete $770 million merger
New company is L-1 Identity Solutions (ID); purchase suggests LaPenta’s appetite for biometrics companies is not yet sated
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New passport holder claims to beat RFID security risks
Paraben claims its metal mesh, velcro-closing passport holder reduces signals by an average of 85db
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As HSPD-12 compliance deadline looms, federal agencies rush to order identification cards
Labor, SSA, EPA, and HHS among agencies trying to get their HSPD-12 houses in order; to assist, Alternative Technology announces formation of HSPD-12/FIPS-201 Convergence Team; effort similar to HSPD-12 Interoperability Consortium
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Two African countries use finger-biometrics to improve voting and refugee registration systems
Zambia tries to shore up democracy after marred 2001 election; South Africa to use BIO-Key and Biometric Technologies systems to register 100,000 refugees
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Missouri mathematicians make progress on 'cocktail party problem'
Ability to distinguish between voices in crowded room a boon for criminal surveillance; science now needs practical application
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The long view
“The Federal Government Is Gone”: Under Trump, the Fight Against Extremist Violence Is Left Up to the States
As President Donald Trump guts the main federal office dedicated to preventing terrorism, states say they’re left to take the lead in spotlighting threats. Some state efforts are robust, others are fledgling, and yet other states are still formalizing strategies for addressing extremism. With the federal government largely retreating from focusing on extremist dangers, prevention advocates say the threat of violent extremism is likely to increase.