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Coast Guard Looks To Build On At Sea Use of Biometrics

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Thursday, November 6th, 2008

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TAMPA, Fla.--Continued success with the deployment of biometric technology aboard small Coast Guard cutters operating in the Mona Passage is prompting the service to look for additional enhancements to the technology and expanded deployments, according to a service official. Earlier this year, the Coast Guard expanded the use of its Biometrics at Sea System program to the South Florida straits after operating the fingerprint technology aboard its cutters in the Mona Pass for a year. Now intelligence needs are causing…

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