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DHS Seeks $66M in Funding to Begin Replacing IDENT Biometric System

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 10th, 2015

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Faced with structural limits in its existing biometric database system, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is asking Congress for $66 million to begin the first increment of the Replacement Biometric System that will serve as the foundation for the remaining work on the new system.The Replacement Biometric System, which will be built over four 18-month increments beginning in FY ’16, will designed to serve the mid- and long-term needs of DHS, according to budget documents submitted to Congress this…

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