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CBP Focusing on IT Infrastructure Ahead of Meeting Biometric Air Exit Mandate

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 1st, 2016

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As Customs and Border Protections (CBP) forges ahead on meeting Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson’s directive to begin deploying in 2018 a solution to biometrically verify the identities of foreign nationals leaving the United States by airplane, the biggest issue the agency is tackling now is understanding the backend infrastructure requirements this entails, according to a CBP official.CBP currently isn’t ready to support the deployment of a biometric air exit solution nor is it ready to support the larger goal…

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