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DHS Issues Final RFP for New Biometric Database and Matching System

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 21st, 2017

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released its final Request for Proposal (RFP) for a new database and matching system that incorporates multiple biometric modalities, a key difference from the current fingerprint-based automated biometric identity system known as IDENT.The Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) system will eventually feature storage and matching for fingerprint, 10-print and two-print subsystems, face and iris. The IDENT system does store facial and iris images for low volume matching. The facial images have to be…

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