While the recent budget deal may provide some relief for agencies charged with transportation domain security, this year the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will face infinite national security challenges with a finite amount of funding.
The global biometrics market is expected to reach $20 billion by 2018, according to the recently released second edition of the Global Biometrics System Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2018 report. While public sector adoption of biometrics trails that of the private sector – as is the case with many emerging technologies – adoption across the U.S. government is accelerating.
It’s official. An iris imaging option for Federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards and an on-card fingerprint comparison option have been recommended.
Thirty-five million times every weekday, people rely on public transportation to get to work, school, play and home again every day across the United States.
August 12, 2013
Thirty-five million times every weekday, people rely on public transportation to get to work, school, play and home again every day across the United States.
The 5-4 majority agreed that taking a DNA cheek swab is akin to fingerprinting or photographing, but the dissenting justices saw it as a major change in police powers.
Patients with dermatitis may find that their fingerprint scans are often unsuccessful, due to minute scarring and cracks that disturb the fine ridges in a subject's biometric fingerprint.
When every single credential has to be read correctly – in the snow, rain, heat and gloom of night – a strong reader is necessary to handle high-security applications in extreme weather and rough environments.