FBI dedicates $1 billion to massive biometrics identification program

[upstatecajun]

The Federal Bureau of Investigations announced recently that it is dedicating up to $1 billion for a Lockheed Martin-developed system that will enable on-the-fly analysis of detailed identification information that can be instantaneously shared with law enforcement all around the world.

It's called the "Next Generation Identification System" (NGIS), and if you're a fan of television dramas like the CBS crime drama NCIS, it may sound pretty familiar.

The FBI says their forthcoming system is an "incremental" upgrade to their currently-existing "Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System" (IAFIS), but it's more than just an upgrade: it's a revolution in law enforcement technology that's bound to draw comparisons to the "Total Information Awareness" (TIA) project Congress ostensibly shut down in 2004.



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/24/fbi-dedicates-1-billion-to-massive-biometrics-identification-program/

[DeSwiss]

1. They will HAVE their NWO.....

...by hook or by crook.

- K&R

[FiveGoodMen]

2. The pace is accelerating

[Marblehead]

3. $1billion

we have no money, where did that come from? Fraud all of it...

[99th_Monkey]

7. When it comes to controlling & monitoring the citizenry, the sky's the limit ~nt

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. Sertov reminds me of this movie, I could watch it again.

Gattaca

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/

In the not-too-distant future, a less-than-perfect man wants to travel to the stars. Society has categorized Vincent Freeman as less than suitable given his genetic make-up and he has become one of the underclass of humans that are only useful for menial jobs. To move ahead, he assumes the identity of Jerome Morrow, a perfect genetic specimen who is a paraplegic as a result of a car accident. With professional advice, Vincent learns to deceive DNA and urine sample testing. Just when he is finally scheduled for a space mission, his program director is killed and the police begin an investigation, jeopardizing his secret. Written by garykmcd

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. As usual, the most chilling info. is buried at the bottom of the story.

Under the Obama administration's new rules, constitutional requirements can be ignored in "exceptional cases," allowing investigators leeway to "conclude that continued unwarned interrogation is necessary to collect valuable and timely intelligence not related to any immediate threat."
and
The agency also plans to construct a 50,000-sq. ft. "Biometric Technology Center" in Clarksburg,
which will be shared with the Department of Defense.

[walldude]

6. So in other words...

The law doesn't apply to the government. When they deem someone an "exceptional case" they can do whatever they want.

Hmm the words "Signing Statement" come to mind.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Yes. AND you will note the mention of "portable fingerprint kits"

Which police have been using now to collect fingerprints of people they STOP..no charge, no crime, no arrest, but you do get fingerprinted.
Somebody in power ( official or unofficial) has got a huge hankering to collect bio-metric data on as many people as
possible, for some sort of gene bank. It ranges from laws in some states that you HAVE to give blood at a DUI checkpoint, to Hillary ordering her minions to collect DNA samples from other countries diplomats.
Added up, all these encroachments point to an increased spread of government snooping and data collection.