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Upgraded DoD ABIS Clears One Test Hurdle, Readies For Independent Evaluation

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Upgraded DoD ABIS Clears One Test Hurdle, Readies For Independent Evaluation
Lance Cpl. Kesley Farmer, rifleman, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, utilizes a Biometric Enrollment and Screening Device during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2014. The company operated in Larr Village for two days to establish a presence and to disrupt enemy fighters. Throughout the mission the infantrymen conducted several patrols within the village and discovered hazardous materials which could be used to create improvised explosive devices. Photo: CPL Joseph Scanlan

Customer testing of the Defense Department’s upgraded biometric database was successful, clearing the way for an independent operational test of the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) this fall that would pave the way for a go-live decision later this year, the program office said on Wednesday. The DoD ABIS 1.2 system was made operational briefly in August 2013 but a number of problems arose, forcing the Defense Department to continue with the ABIS 1.0 system while fixes were made by…

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