Below are links to recent U.S. Government-issued press releases about biometrics
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DHS
| DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints from International Visitors at Washington Dulles International Airport | 12/10/2020 |
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DHS
| Biometrics Help Identify, Apprehend and Deter Illegal Migrants | 11/15/2020 |
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DHS
| DHS Expands Biometrics-at-Sea Program to the Florida Straits: Fingerprints Help Apprehend and Deter Illegal Migrants Attempting U.S. Entry | 3/4/2008 |
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DHS
| DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints From International Visitors at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport | 2/19/2008 |
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DHS
| DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints from International Visitors at Orlando International Airport | 2/15/2008 |
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DHS
| DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints from International Visitors at Miami International Airport | 2/13/2008 |
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DHS
| DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints from International Visitors at San Francisco International Airport | 2/11/2008 |
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DOC/NIST
| Biometrics Standards Registry for U.S. Government Issued for Public Comment; Deadline is March 10 | 2/8/2008 |
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DHS
| DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints from International Visitors at George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport | 2/1/2008 |
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DHS
| DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints from International Visitors at Chicago O'Hare International Airport | 1/29/2008 |
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DHS
| DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints from International Visitors at Boston Logan International Airport | 1/22/2008 |
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DHS
| DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints from International Visitors at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | 1/11/2008 |
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US-VISIT
| US-VISIT Biometric Exit Process To Improve National Security | 6/29/2007 |
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DHS
| Department of Homeland Security’s US-VISIT Ensures Privacy Protection for International Travelers | 5/15/2007 |
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DHS
| US-VISIT Moves Out of Biometric Exit Pilot Phase | 5/4/2007 |
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FTC
| The President’s Identity Theft Task Force Releases Comprehensive Strategic Plan to Combat Identity Theft | 4/23/2007 |
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DoD
| Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Biometrics Report Released | 3/31/2007 |
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DHS
| Biometrics Helping to Identity and Apprehend Immigration Violators in the Mona Passage | 3/8/2007 |
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DHS
| DHS Issues Proposal for States to Enhance Driver’s Licenses | 3/1/2007 |
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FTC
| FTC to Host Identity Authentication Workshop | 2/21/2007 |
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DHS
| US-VISIT and FBI Begin Information Sharing Pilot in Houston Area | 2/16/2007 |
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DHS
| DHS Awards Orders for 10-Print Fingerprint Scanners | 2/7/2007 |
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DHS
| U.S. Coast Guard Begins Biometric Collection Program to Deter Illegal Entry into U.S. Territory by Sea | 11/13/2006 |
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DHS
| DHS Proposes to Expand the Use of Vicinity RFID in Implementing Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative | 10/17/2006 |
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DHS
| DHS Continues Deployment of E-Passport Readers | 10/1/2006 |
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DHS
| DHS Begins Deployment of E-Passport Readers | 9/27/2006 |
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DHS
| Technology Enhancements to Fingerprint Databases Increase Information to Federal, State and Local Partners | 9/5/2006 |
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DHS
| US VISIT Deploys Biometric Entry Procedures to Additional Locations | 8/15/2006 |
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DHS
| Department of Homeland Security Proposes Expansion of Visitors Enrolled In US-VISIT | 7/27/2006 |
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DOC/NIST
| NIST Can Help You ‘MBARK’ onto Better Biometric Systems | 7/1/2006 |