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DoD Biometrics Office Establishes S&T Priorities

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, May 14th, 2018

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DoD Biometrics Office Establishes S&T Priorities

The Defense Department’s office that is responsible for design, developing and acquiring biometric solution capabilities for different operating environments has developed a 30-year roadmap that includes current and potential science and technology (S&T) projects to meet warfighter requirements, an official with the office said earlier this month.The roadmap includes near-term, mid-term and far-term projects that have been coordinated across relevant department components, Will Graves, the chief engineer for Project Manager DoD Biometrics, said May 2 at the annual Connect:ID conference…

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