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DoD Plans To Release RFP In September For Upgraded Biometric System

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 24th, 2021

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DoD Plans To Release RFP In September For Upgraded Biometric System

The Defense Department in September expects to begin soliciting for the next increment of its authoritative biometric database, which will transition to the cloud and add new capabilities, a department official said on Tuesday. The Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Biometric Enabling Capability (BEC) Increment 1 will include storage and matching of facial images, both photos and video, fingerprints, irises, palm prints, latent prints, voice and multi-modal biometric fusion matching capabilities, Will Graves, the chief engineer for Program Management…

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