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  1. Science and Technology
  2. Research & Development
  3. Border Security
  4. Biometrics and Identity Management

Biometrics and Identity Management

The Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T’s) Biometrics and Identity Management program develops and evaluates more effective biometric and identity technologies to optimize existing inspection and screening operations for people at ports of entry, transportation security checkpoints, secure facilities, and online systems. This program utilizes the full matrix of S&T services to pursue R&D and test and evaluation of proven and emerging biometric technologies to determine those best suited across DHS Component use cases.

Last Updated: 06/14/2024
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