Another year, another list of missed biometrics recommendations at DHS

U.S. Congress' primary watchdog agency is nudging the Department of Homeland Security to get moving on some important biometrics-related recommendations the agency has made.

The Government Accountability Office late last month compiled a list of unresolved priority recommendations to the DHS as a whole that GAO staff had updated last year.

DHS officials have a significantly better record of addressing GAO issues than the government-wide average, according to the report. The watchdog's agenda is wide and deep, looking for areas …

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