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Homeland Security extends Accenture’s US VISIT biometric contract

Monday, August 18, 2008

The Department of Homeland Security extended its contract with Accenture Ltd. for the US VISIT border management system. The Bermuda-based company is the prime contractor for the project.

This year Accenture and Homeland Security have been upgrading them system from using two-print technology to ten prints at port of entry across the country. Whenever a foreign traveler enters the country they submit fingerprints that are checked against a watch list.

The original five-year contract was awarded to Accenture in May 2004 with five one-year options. [end] 

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