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GAO Calls On DoD To Improve Strategic Plans For Biometric And Forensic Capabilities

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GAO Calls On DoD To Improve Strategic Plans For Biometric And Forensic Capabilities

The Department of Defense’s deployment of biometric and forensic capabilities is hindered by a lack of strategic plans for implementation and miscommunication across the armed forces on how to develop key tools needed to gather evidence and data on combatants, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Monday.The GAO conducted a performance audit on the DoD’s use of biometric and forensic tools between June 2016 and August 2017. The report found the department is missing a forensic capabilities strategy…

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