
TAMPA, Fla.—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) supports moving forward with a new identity database that goes beyond the current system that is heavily based on fingerprints as new and existing customers increase their demand on the repository, a department official said here on Wednesday. DHS is expected to make a decision on moving forward with a new database within the next two to four years, Kenneth Gantt, acting deputy director of the Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), said…