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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 10th, 2015

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DoD Biometrics Program Manager Seeks Contractor for Continued ABIS SupportThe Program Manager for the Defense Department Biometrics has issued a Request for Information seeking potential contractors that can execute the Product Manager Biometrics Enabling Capability (PM BEC) support strategy for the Defense Department’s authoritative biometric database, the DoD ABIS. The PM BEC is seeking a system integrator capable of providing software and hardware sustainment, maintenance and modifications to the DoD ABIS as requirements and technology dictate, enabling the system to…

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