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Army Releases Requirements for Upgraded Biometric Repository, Transition to Cloud

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020

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Army Releases Requirements for Upgraded Biometric Repository, Transition to Cloud

SEEK II handheld multimodal biometrics collection device. Photo: Cross Match Technologies

The Army has released requirements for a new contract to upgrade, operate and maintain the Defense Department’s authoritative biometric database, the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS), with plans to transition the system to a cloud environment. A draft performance work statement included in the Oct. 20 Request for Information says the Biometric Enabling Capability (BEC) Increment 1 will include operations and maintenance of the DoD ABIS and three capability drops over a five-year period. The capability drops will be done…

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