contracts biometric
IBM inks ID cards biometrics contract despite Tory scrap pledge
News In April, IBM was awarded the contract to administer the National Biometric Identity Service (NBIS) database, which will hold identifying information such as facial images and fingerprints. The NBIS is used for... [13 Jul 2009]
Home Office CIO on taming tech and why ID cards are good news
Comment While it would be foolish to claim any system is 100 per cent secure, Vernon said, she claims that the security of people's personal and biometric details will be protected by the fact that the National Identity Register... [10 Jul 2009]
Tories tell vendors: 'Don't sign ID card contracts'
News Grayling's letter referred to two ID scheme-related contracts: one given to CSC to upgrade passport application systems, and another given to IBM to supply the biometric database. The programme to... [18 Jun 2009]
And the £400m biometric passport contract goes to…?
News The other deal, a contract to provide the National Biometric Identity Service with a database to support the introduction of biometric passports and ID cards, was awarded to IBM. The... [12 Jun 2009]
£650m ID card biometrics: IBM and CSC win contracts
News On Tuesday, the Home Office announced that IBM had won a £265m contract to build and run the UK Border Agency database of fingerprints and facial images taken for passports and visa applications, called the National... [08 Apr 2009]
UK ID cards unveiled today
News People who fail to provide biometric scans for ID cards face penalties of up to £1,000. These first generation of cards for foreign nationals will be produced by the UK Border Agency, while the Identity and Passport... [25 Sep 2008]
ID card contract shortlist gets shorter
News IBM and Thales are through to the next round of discussions for a £500m contract to deliver the National Biometric Identity Service programme to replace the existing passport photo database with a new system able to... [16 Sep 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Rural v City fat pipe row and ID cards
Comment There really is no need to go through the whole biometric ID business. Another familiar topic getting readers hot and bothered this week is ID cards, following the announcement of the shortlisted suppliers for the... [29 May 2008]
Time to bin ID cards?
News CSC, EDS, Fujitsu, IBM, and Thales made the shortlist to win the five parts of the single "framework contract", including a £500m deal to replace the existing passport application system, the £500m biometric fingerprint... [23 May 2008]
ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill
News The government plans to start taking the first biometric details from UK citizens for its National Identity Register scheme next year but has delayed the mass roll-out of the scheme until 2015. Home Office minister Liam... [11 Apr 2008]
Accenture and BAE Systems abandon ID cards
News Two major IT suppliers have pulled out of the bidding for lucrative contracts to build the systems underpinning the UK's national biometric ID card project. Both Accenture and BAE Systems have withdrawn... [25 Jan 2008]
Q&A: Bruce Schneier, CTO of BT Counterpane
Comment It was sold as a panacea, that the biometric ID card will [makes things] better and I'm not exactly sure how. So suddenly we are now part of lots of major global IT contracts that we would never have... [23 Oct 2007]
ID card procurement timetable revealed
News In a public web chat this week Hall said the detailed design of the National Identity Register and the ID cards is still being worked on and that trials of the biometric technology will take place during the procurement... [17 Nov 2006]
IT vendors fear being linked with ID cards scheme
News According to the paper, one company contradicted the government's assertions that a biometric ID card will last for 10 years without being renewed. Other concerns outlined by the IT companies include a lack of capacity... [24 Jul 2006]
ID card spending doubles to £56m
News The IPS was created on 1 April, bringing together the Home Office ID cards programme and the UK Passport Service to issue passports, ID cards and other biometric identification documents. Short-term plans include... [21 Apr 2006]
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