Photo: Determining the identity of the owners of latent prints is often key to crime scene research, such as the owner of this latent printed pulled from a fingernail file. A NIST test shows that ...

In July, law enforcement agencies throughout the country will have access to the FBI's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), a national online fingerprint and ...

Enhanced identification system will support Homeland Security's controversial Secure Communities program. The federal government plans to use an upgraded FBI biometric database to identify dangerous ...

The FBI’s Clarksburg division has launched a new biometric identification system that officials say is already helping law enforcement officials around the country identify suspects faster and more ...

Overworked crime scene investigators can take heart at the results of recent tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of new technologies that automate the manual portion of ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) completed a $6.89 million upgrade of the state’s searchable database used for collecting, managing, and comparing fingerprints and palm ...

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M Cogent announced today that the Improvision NPS2, the company’s new high-speed duplex scanner, tested in full compliance and received certification from the ...

Initial award valued at over $2 million for implementing an automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) Cogent Systems has signed a contract with the Fresno County Sheriff's department for its ...