Thales has launched a biometric border control device featuring both facial and iris recognition. Dubbed a biometric ‘Pod’, the compact device is designed to be easily affixed to an existing […]

The GAO’s Rebecca Gambler credited the CBP for making progress in its audit program, and for posting privacy notices for the public at border checkpoints. US Customs and Border Protection […]

Thales will provide biometric border screening technology for the Spanish government, thanks to a contract win from the Spanish Ministry of Interior. The French multinational will work in partnership with […]

US Customs and Border Protection has brought its biometric border control system to more land crossings, this time in the state of Washington. Simplified Arrival is now in place at […]

US Customs and Border Protection’s biometric traveler screening program continues to expand across the country, this time reaching the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in North Carolina. Dubbed “Simplified Arrival”, […]

SITA is encouraging governments to take a holistic approach to border security. The company noted that while border control can be broken down into several discrete tasks, all of those […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has brought its biometric border control platform to another land crossing. In this case, ‘Simplified Arrival’ has been deployed at the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry […]

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has brought the Simplified Arrival program to two more land border crossings in Arizona. The facial recognition system has now been installed at the […]

US Customs and Border Protection has already turned away two travelers trying to sneak through Preclearance screening locations in Canada. The news comes less than a week after the agency […]