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Biometrics Task Force Readies New Round of Solicitations For S&T Programs

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Thursday, September 25th, 2008

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By Calvin Biesecker TAMPA, Fla.--The Pentagon agency that is overseeing the Defense Department's top program to integrate biometric technologies and capabilities plans this month to release the second round of solicitations for the development and demonstration in an operational environment of biometric and related technologies, an agency official said this week. Specifically, the solicitations will seek solutions in two focus areas. One is the use of a single sensor to capture multiple biometrics, such as fingerprints, vascular patterns and hand…

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