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CBP Plans Face And Iris Airport Exit Pilot In 2016

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

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Later this year Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to begin a new pilot program that will use biometric technology based on capturing face and iris images to help verify the departure of foreign nationals from the United States, an agency official told a Senate panel on Wednesday.CBP, working with the airlines, needs to “figure out a biometric...that you can take without creating gridlock and take two hours to board a plane,” John Wagner, deputy assistant commissioner of CBP’s Office…

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Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives

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All Future Systems Should Have Autonomy Features, Reed Says

Last week, Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) visited North Kingstown, R.I.-based Senesco, which is teaming with autonomous systems company Havoc to bid on the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program. […]

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Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

Senate defense appropriators have concerns with the Pentagon’s decision to include key fiscal year 2027 funding priorities, such as critical munitions and drones production, among its request for $350 billion […]