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03-15-2013, 01:03 PM
Head of fusion center lobbying group to serve as advisor to biometrics company board of directors
CrossMatch, a large biometrics firm that does millions of dollars of business with government agencies, has announced that the executive director of the National Fusion Center Association, a former DHS Grant Programs Directorate administrator, recently became an advisor to its board of directors.
The former DHS grant administrator, Ross Ashley III, who during his tenure at DHS most likely oversaw the allocation of government funds to CrossMatch for federal, state and local law enforcement purchase of “livescan” biometric fingerprint readers, will “provide strategic guidance to the company as it continues to expand its global presence into traditional and emerging markets for identity management solutions.”
You may have put your hands on one of CrossMatch’s pieces of equipment before; the company’s website boasts that it was “[c]hosen for the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. VISIT program, Department of State’s Visa program, and numerous other U.S. and foreign government biometric deployments.” That means any non-citizen who has traveled through a US airport or applied for a visa in recent years has likely touched a CrossMatch livescan device. The company was the first biometrics livescan firm to receive DHS 'Safety Act' designation, which shields it from lawsuits related to terrorist attacks.
Revolving door meets terrorism industry
more: http://privacysos.org/node/1000
CrossMatch, a large biometrics firm that does millions of dollars of business with government agencies, has announced that the executive director of the National Fusion Center Association, a former DHS Grant Programs Directorate administrator, recently became an advisor to its board of directors.
The former DHS grant administrator, Ross Ashley III, who during his tenure at DHS most likely oversaw the allocation of government funds to CrossMatch for federal, state and local law enforcement purchase of “livescan” biometric fingerprint readers, will “provide strategic guidance to the company as it continues to expand its global presence into traditional and emerging markets for identity management solutions.”
You may have put your hands on one of CrossMatch’s pieces of equipment before; the company’s website boasts that it was “[c]hosen for the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. VISIT program, Department of State’s Visa program, and numerous other U.S. and foreign government biometric deployments.” That means any non-citizen who has traveled through a US airport or applied for a visa in recent years has likely touched a CrossMatch livescan device. The company was the first biometrics livescan firm to receive DHS 'Safety Act' designation, which shields it from lawsuits related to terrorist attacks.
Revolving door meets terrorism industry
more: http://privacysos.org/node/1000