CBP Nabs Wanted Criminals Arriving in US Aboard Cruise Ships

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Houston/Galveston Seaport arrested 15 wanted persons in separate incidents in the first month of fiscal year 2018. The wanted persons were each...

Leading Face Recog Added to Pepper, the Humanoid Robot (Multi-Video)

SoftBank Robotics (SBR), the North American arm of SoftBank Robotics Group, is collaborating with Ever AI, the world's most advanced face recognition platform, for integration with its humanoid customer engagement robot, Pepper. Known...

CBP Deploys Biometric Exit tech to Miami Int’l Airport (Multi-Video)

By planet biometrics US Customs and Border Protection has announced the deployment of facial recognition biometric exit technology to Miami International Airport (MIA) for a select flight. The deployment builds upon a June...

Sharp INTELLOS A-UGV Earns Two Industry Awards at ASIS (Multi-Video)

One year after product launch at ASIS International 2016, the Sharp INTELLOS Automated Unmanned Ground Vehicle (A-UGV) was awarded two industry honors during ASIS 2017 in Dallas, Texas, last month.  Sharp Electronics Corporation, a proud...

DoD Policy Changes to LPR & MAVNI Pilot Program (Learn More, Video)

The Department of Defense (DoD) announced Friday a change to policies regarding initial screening of Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) and qualifying service for the purposes of military naturalization. These changes reflect lessons...

Jets Appoint IDEMIA as ‘Biometrics Partner’ (Learn More, Multi-Video)

Jets are First Professional Sports Partnership for the Identity-Related Services Brand The New York Jets have announced today a new multi-year partnership with IdentoGO by IDEMIA, the country’s preeminent identity-related service provider...

CBP Deploys Facial Recognition at 1 TSA Checkpoint at JFK (See in Action)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Exit/Entry Program, a competitor in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is deploying facial recognition biometric technology at one Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at...

CUBIC Testing Face Recognition for Subway (Learn More, Video)

San Diego-based technology and transportation company Cubic Transportation Systems has began trialling a face recognition based payment system. CUBIC is testing a “fastrack gateless gateline” concept that would allow commuters to skip lengthy lines at the...

Special Event Security: Protecting Soft Targets Against Terrorism

Guest editorial by Peter D. Yachmetz The terror threat facing today’s law enforcement and individuals charged with special event security is more sophisticated than in previous generations. Today’s terrorists can operate alone and/or in...

POTUS Makes Hard-Line Demands for Any ‘DACA’ Deal (Multi-Video)

By Jeff Mason, Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump, who pledged to help protect young people known as “Dreamers” brought illegally to the United States as children, called on Sunday for money to...