Welcome to the first edition of The Biometric Scan.  As with our redesigned website, the Biometrics Task Force is striving to keep our communications efforts current with the fast-paced technological environment in which we work. Technically, this is Vol. 4, Issue 1 of the e-newsletter because we are continuing the cohesive communication efforts of previous Department of Defense Biometrics directors.  To that end, I invite you to forward this email to those you know who may not have already “re-subscribed.”  We would like to reach as many readers as possible. I would also like to personally invite you to be part of  the National Defense Industrial Association  one-day Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry  on Feb. 28  in Springfield, Va. For more information, go to our website.

It is our intent in this and future issues of The Biometric Scan to briefly cover news updates from across many sectors of military, government, and civilian biometric venues.  I hope that, by representing our community as a whole, we can advance cooperation and information sharing so as to help biometric technology reach its full potential to provide security to our homeland.

If you feel your organization or event should be featured in our newsletter, please contact the BTF Help Desk , which will forward your information to the editor.