$386M US biometric ID management contract goes to defense contractor

The U.S. government has awarded defense contractor General Dynamics a three-year, $386.3 million contract to operate its biometric ID management infrastructure.

General Dynamics Information Technology was the sole bidder on the contract, which also makes the company responsible for the IT underpinning the Department of Homeland Security's Data Center 1.

General Dynamics will operate and maintain the Office of Biometric Identity Management under the government's Alliant 2 contract vehicle.

OBIM is managing the replacement of the Automated Biometric Identification System …

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