
FORT BELVOIR, Va.—Cost effective solutions with an emphasis on affordability will be crucial in two forthcoming acquisitions of a biometric information system and tactical devices that in themselves will help mark the transition of biometrics from an urgent need for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to an enduring capability, officials from the Army Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) stressed at an industry day here on Tuesday. In a tight funding environment, the Defense Department is…