By Calvin Biesecker The Defense Department's Biometrics Task Force (BTF) plans to issue a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeking mature biometric technologies that have the potential for being used in military or business operations within two years as part of its effort to reach out to industry and academia to explore the potential of emerging products, a BTF official said last week. The first proposals from the BAA will be due March 21 and the BTF plans to leave the…
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