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West Virginia's Biometrics industry leads the nation. With the Federal Bureau of Investigation Fingerprint Identification Center located in Bridgeport, WV, the state has become internationally renowned as the center for research and development in the area of biometrics.
The Biometrics Fusion Center (BFC), located in Bridgeport, WV, serves as a biometrics technology center of excellence. The BFC interacts with industry, academia, government, and Department of Defense (D.O.D.) users to establish biometric standards and performance measures that will be used to perform world-class test and evaluation of biometric technologies for D.O.D. consumption. The BFC will operate and maintain a D.O.D. Biometrics Repository to support test and evaluation of biometrics and provide operational back-up support to D.O.D. organizations. The BFC will ensure the effective implementation of biometrics within D.O.D. by providing technical implementation and integration support to D.O.D. organizations. |