The cost to implement any of the existing biometric-enabled exit options at the nation's airports under the US-VISIT program over a 10-year period are more than $1 billion and the options are all still under consideration, a senior Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official recently said. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano in January had been expected to decide how to move forward with the biometric air exit solution but a decision was postponed and no funding for the effort was…
DHS Official: Biometric Air Exit Options Would Cost Over $1 Billion
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