Biometric and Identity Technology (TBI)


TBI establish a sustainable core capability by leveraging biometric expertise and best practices.

They provide biometrics application content to specific operational use cases across vital records programs.

The Biometric and Identity Technologies Department (Intelligence Services) serves as a resource for subject matter expertise in the science, methods, tools to recognize individuals and protect sensitive personal information through advanced biometrics and other capabilities.

Main activities


  • with other technology centers and other science and technology organizations to meet the needs of the E-governance program
  • Provide objective analysis of biometric technologies (i.e., strengths and weaknesses)
  • Perform robust testing and evaluation for leverage for biometric applications to specific operational use case
  • Formalize biometric technology assessments to inform or rationalize technology acquisitions
  • Identify common biometric capability gaps across components and stakeholders
  • Leverage public and private sector expertise and relationships to identify innovative solutions that address the diversity of demographics and human systems integration on biometric collection and matching process performance