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Northrop Grumman Begins Development Of Next-Generation DHS Biometric System

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, May 7th, 2018

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Work is well underway by Northrop Grumman [NOC] to develop a new cloud-based biometric system for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that will provide more robust capabilities in a flexible, scalable architecture to meet current and future needs, David Grauel, the government’s program manager for the biometric system, said last week.Northrop Grumman was in the midst of its second sprint, which was being observed by officials from the DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), when Grauel spoke at…

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