BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MorphoTrust USA (Safran), the Identity Company, today announced that it has won a major contract with the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide identity verification solutions. The solution, which leverages MorphoTrust’s industry-leading biometrics expertise, will help the DoD achieve its mission of defending the United States by verifying the identities of individuals in situations critical to national security.
In this third year renewal option, DoD will extend its contract for MorphoTrust® ABIS® (automated biometric identification system). ABIS offers a software platform that allows organizations to search, process, compare and manage identity data of enrolled individuals. With ABIS, DoD can enroll biometric images including face, finger, palm and iris for use in near-instantaneous one-to-one and one-to-many identity checks. ABIS facilitates the DoD’s identity record-keeping, identity management, ID verification and deduplication mission goals. This contract is worth $3.5 million.
“Federal agencies need to be able to reliably verify the identities of individuals whenever national security is involved, and wherever identity is critical to their mission,” said Bob Eckel, CEO of MorphoTrust. “Over the years, MorphoTrust has proudly served the identity needs of DoD and many other agencies, and our team looks forward to bringing our expertise and support in the years ahead.”
MorphoTrust USA (Safran) is The Identity Company, providing market-leading solutions and services to commercial businesses and government agencies that enable trusted transactions – in person or online – whenever identity matters. This includes enrollment, with the secure capture and transmission of biometric and biographic data; verifying identity through biometric identification, document authentication and validation of data against trusted sources; and issuing secure credentials or permissions to access a range of benefits and services. MorphoTrust solutions produce 80% of the U.S. driver licenses and IDs – the most trusted document for establishing identity. Other government programs include U.S. passports and passport cards, as well as solutions for border management, public safety, banking and travel. MorphoTrust serves consumers through a nationwide network of 1100 IdentoGO® Centers, delivering fingerprinting and other identity-related services to over 4.5 million customers annually.
