FAA's working group on biometrics

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FAA's working group on biometrics

Jennifer Pero

Transportation Security, Dec 11 2002

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established the Aviation Security Biometrics Working Group (ASBWG), a multi-agency working group to accelerate its study of biometrics into existing airport security systems.

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established the Aviation Security Biometrics Working Group (ASBWG), a multi-agency working group to accelerate its study of biometrics into existing airport security systems.

Likely applications are employee identity verification and access authorization; protection of public areas in and around airports using surveillance; passenger protection and identity verification; and aircrew identity verification (ground and in-route).

Co-chaired by the FAA and the Department of Defense (DOD) Counterdrug Technology Development Program Office, the group plans to present its findings to the FAA this month.

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