*L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] has received $9.6 million in orders under its existing agreements with U.S. military customers for HIIDE and PIER mobile biometric devices for deployment in areas of conflict. L-1 says that two-thirds of the HIIDE order and all of the PIERs are expected to ship before the end of September and that the remaining HIIDEs will be shipped by the end of 2009. Over 10,000 HIIDE and 4,500 PIER devices have been fielded. *The Department of Homeland…
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