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FBI’s Next Generation Biometrics System Stays on Schedule, Budget

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

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The FBI continues to implement its next-generation biometric matching system within the planned schedule and budget, agency officials said last week. So far the service has initiated operations with three increments of the Next Generation Identification (NGI) system, including the delivery of new workstations to better present data to fingerprint analysts, improved fingerprint matching technology, followed by a new capability for rapid biometric searches using mobile devices and the creation of a special database for individuals of special concern. The…

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