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New FBI Identification System Achieves Full Operational Capability

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014

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The FBI’s next-generation biometric database has achieved full operational capability while also adding two new capabilities for law enforcement agencies, the bureau said on Sept. 15. The Next Generation Identification (NGI) System expands the FBI’s existing biometric identification capabilities and provides greater accuracy and matching speeds. The FBI said that with the full operational capability, the NGI system is introducing two new services, Rap Back and the Interstate Photo System (IPS). Rap Back provides authorized users with the ability to…

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