Defense biometrics, DOD can better conform to standards and share biometric information with federal agencies.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author.

Contributor:

D'Agostino, Davi M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Rules and practice--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense.

Biometric identification--United States.

Biometric identification.

Interagency coordination--United States.

Interagency coordination.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 45 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Defense biometrics, Department of Defense can better conform to standards and share biometric information with federal agencies

DOD can better conform to standards and share biometric information with federal agencies

Place of Publication:

[Washington, DC] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2011.

Summary:

Biometrics technologies that collect and facilitate the sharing of fingerprint records, and other identity data, are important to national security and federal agencies recognize the need to share such information. The Department of Defense (DOD) plans to spend $3.5 billion for fiscal years 2007 to 2015 on biometrics. GAO was asked to examine the extent to which DOD has (1) adopted standards and taken actions to facilitate the collection of biometrics that are interoperable with other key federal agencies, and (2) shares biometric information across key federal agencies. To address these objectives, GAO reviewed documents including those related to standards for collection, storage, and sharing of biometrics; visited selected facilities that analyze and store such information; and interviewed key federal officials. To improve DOD's ability to collect and share information, GAO recommends that DOD implement processes for updating and testing biometric collection devices to adopted standards; fully define and clarify the roles and responsibilities for all biometric stakeholders; finalize an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and identify its long-term biometric system capability needs. DOD agreed with all of GAO's recommendations.

Notes:

"March 2011."

"GAO-11-276."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource, PDF version; title from cover (GAO web site, viewed August 23, 2017).

OCLC:

719482130