RegardingID Archive | US-VISIT program problems persist at border crossings

Monday, November 12, 2007

The U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Techology (US-VISIT) program is under scrutiny from the Government Accountability Office after problems were found with the technology at crossings along the Canadian and Mexican borders this past summer. Problems ranged from security risks with personal information to loose access control to rising costs. U.S. border officials have said they’re upgrading their networks, workstations and systems to address the problems. The agency also is to begin a pilot program later this month at 10 of the country’s largest airports, including Boston’s Logan International, requiring foreign visitors to submit a full set of 10 digital fingerprints rather than two fingerprints.

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Pieces of the jigsaw puzzle

Border control automation challenged by complex interoperability issues

By Nigel Reavley, Sales Director EMEA, FIME

The use of biometric technology in identity credentials is increasing. It aims to enable countries to implement robust security measures at border crossings and make it difficult to produce fraudulent travel documents. Today, more than 90% of passports deployed include biometric features, often fingerprint images due to their non-intrusive nature.

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Accenture wins $71M contract from DHS

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Afghanistan collecting biometrics from all travelers

Some countries collect fingerprint or other biometric data from visitors but Afghanistan is going a step further a collecting the data from everyone entering or departing Kabul International Airport, according to the New York Times.

Unisys opens border crossing system in El Paso

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency is working together with Unisys Corp. on a Land Border Integration (LBI) project to deploy one of the first pedestrian border crossings in El Paso, Texas.

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