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The FBI has awarded a $129.7 million contract to Leidos, a leading technology services provider, to support and modernize its biometric identification capabilities through the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division’s Fingerprint Analysis Support Team (FAST) Biometric Services program.
The five-and-a-half-year contract aims to bolster the agency's law enforcement operations by enhancing its biometric identification systems. Leidos has been tasked with providing biometric services, which encompass managing and analyzing data such as fingerprints, and working collaboratively with the CJIS test, verification, and validation (TVV) teams to seamlessly integrate biometric technologies into the FBI’s systems.
As part of the contract, Leidos has been instrumental in the development and integration of Next Generation Identification (NGI), a cutting-edge biometric identification system utilized by federal, state, local, and tribal authorities.
This contract that reinforces Leidos' role as a key partner in advancing federal law enforcement technology. It also reflects the FBI's ongoing commitment to modernizing its biometric capabilities, which is crucial for effective law enforcement efforts.
Recent investments in federal law enforcement technology further support this endeavor, such as the $159.8 million contract awarded to Fusion Technology for CJIS’s Agility with SAFe Teams Law Enforcement Support Services. This contract, along with the Leidos agreement, signifies a drive toward enhancing biometric identification systems for federal law enforcement agencies.
This contract with Leidos reinforces their role as a key partner in advancing federal law enforcement technology, particularly in the development and integration of biometric technologies. The FBI's ongoing commitment to modernizing its biometric capabilities is crucial for effective law enforcement efforts, and recent investments in federal law enforcement technology, like the contract awarded to Fusion Technology, further support this endeavor by enhancing biometric identification systems.
