The Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) managed system that is used for the storing and processing of biometric and biographic information for DHS national security, law enforcement, immigration, intelligence, and other DHS functions.
Biometric Consortium Extensive collection of information pertaining to the research, development, testing, evaulation, and application of biometric-based personal identification/verification technology. The Biometric Consortium serves as the U.S. Government's focal point for this technology.
Automated Biometric Identification System - IDENT (PDF) IDENT was originally developed in 1994 as a biometrics collection and processing system for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Since that time, the INS, as well as numerous other organizations, were subsumed and reorganized into DHS.
Biometrics Catalog A U.S. Government-sponsored database of information about biometric technologies including research and evaluation reports, news articles, vendors and consultants, government documents and legislative text.
DRM Watch Analysis of digital rights management technology.
