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DHS Identity Office Planning for New Biometric Database as Demand Rises

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014

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TAMPA, Fla.—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) supports moving forward with a new multimodal, 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, according to a department official. 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), says at…

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