Tech5 to help Leidos upgrade US Defense Department’s biometrics search system

Tech5 has announced a strategic contract with Leidos to provide support for the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Biometric-Enabled Capability Increment 1 (BEC-1) contract.

The BEC-1 contract provides the DoD’s Automated Biometrics Information System (ABIS) with biometric identification and verification capabilities for decision-making, threat detection and force protection at all levels.

The ABIS allows military branches to flag individuals of interest, putting them on a biometrically-enabled watch list. Once flagged, these individuals are identified through surveillance systems on battlefields, near borders …

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