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Scalable IT Backbone For Biometric Exit System To Be Ready In Early 2018, CBP Official Says

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, September 20th, 2017

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In February 2018, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) expects to have the robust information technology network backbone ready so that it can scale to handle the ramp up of a biometric-based system that will track the exit of foreign nationals from the U.S. in accordance with their visas, an agency official said on Sept. 12.The Travel Verification System (TVS) is CBP’s cloud-based network system that is being used for its congressionally-mandated biometric exit system. The system will be ready in…

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