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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intends to make some large investments in biometric security heading into the new year upwards of $40.6 billion in net discretionary funding for FY 2017.

This funds critical Border Patrol and Office of Field Operations staffing, equipment, and technology investments that enhance the capabilities of front-line officers and agents.

Take a look at this interactive infographic for insight into the funding requests in the following key areas:

•    The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
•    U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
•    Sustaining inspection and enforcement efforts abroad
•    Increase in FY 2017 for the Data Analytics initiative
•    The Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART)

•    And more!


Don’t miss your chance to hear more about the recent DHS investments for biometric advancements at the 11th Biometrics for Government & Law Enforcement event, January 23 – 25 in Washington D.C.

This 3 day summit will bring together an audience comprised of 120+ Secretaries, Directors of Security Agencies, Heads of Acquisition, Biometric Program Managers and Industry Executives from the U.S. and regional partners for critical discussions on multimodal biometrics, the development of “touchlessâ€