DOD Biometrics and Forensics: Progress Made in Establishing Long-Term Deployable Capabilities, but Further Actions Are Needed

Abstract

Since 2008 DOD has used biometric and forensic capabilities to capture or kill 1,700 individuals and deny 92,000 individuals access to military bases. These capabilities were mainly developed through rapid acquisition processes and were resourced with Overseas Contingency Operations fundsfunds that are provided outside of DODs base budget process. As a result, concerns have been raised about DODs long-term ability to fund these capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1168081

Entities

People

  • Amber L. Roberts
  • Cheryl Weissman
  • David Adams
  • Joseph W. Kirschbaum
  • Marc Schwartz
  • Pamela Davidson
  • Paul Seely
  • Richard Hung
  • Sarah Warmbein
  • Vincent Buquicchio

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biometric Security
  • Biometrics
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Homeland Security
  • Identification Systems
  • Identity Management Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Government
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Warfare

Readers

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