DOD, IRAQI OFFICIALS DISCUSS TRANSFER OF BIOMETRICS KNOW-HOW

/ September 22, 2008 at 5:00 AM
Defense Department representatives have begun discussing with Iraqi government officials how the U.S. military could help Baghdad set up a biometric identification system -- a technology deemed crucial in quelling the insurgency there, defense officials tell Inside the Army . "The Iraqis have a biometric capability that they're building," Myra Gray, director of the DOD Biometrics Task Force, said in a Sept. 11 interview. "They need to continue to protect themselves from terrorists, so we will assist them in growing...

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