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Cyber

DHS Approves Moving Forward With New Biometric Database

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, September 28th, 2016

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday as expected approved a decision milestone allowing the Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) to solicit industry for a solution for a multimodal biometric storage and matching system to replace its current IDENT fingerprint-based database.The decision at the DHS Acquisition Review Board was made by Chip Fulghum, the deputy undersecretary for management and chief financial officer at DHS.The Request for Proposals for the Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) system is expected to…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

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Congress

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Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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