DOJ plans modernization of biometric service for criminal, civil checks

The Department of Justice's Office of the Chief Information Officer is planning to replace the Joint Automated Booking System (JABS) and Civil Applicant System (CAS) with a single, new contractor-owned/contractor-operated managed service for CJIS Next Generation Identification (NGI) biometric functionality. This new service, called the Justice Biometric Identity Service (JBIS), will provide modern, scalable, and extensible web, mobile and cloud technologies for its existing and future customer agencies at reduced costs.

The current JABS/CAS program, established in 1999, …

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