More details in US RFI for new criminal biometrics service

The U.S. government has updated its call for vendor input about a likely upgrade to biometric criminal-booking software.

Officials say outsourcing development and operations of a new system would save the government money. It also would likely raise objections among privacy advocates by putting the biometric data, including DNA, of residents in commercial hands.

The Department of Justice's CIO wants to hear about contractor-owned and -operated biometric functions that are now part of separate DOJ automated-booking and civil-applicant applications.

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