Depsecdef designates Principal Staff Assistant for Biometrics.Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England has directed the creation of a new Pentagon post to oversee the U.S. military's biometric programs and better coordinate the development and fielding of technologies used to identify both friendly forces and adversaries using fingerprints Impressions or reproductions of the distinctive pattern of lines and grooves on the skin of human fingertips. Fingerprints are reproduced by pressing a person's fingertips into ink and then onto a piece of paper. , DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. samples, palm prints, voice sounds, and iris patterns. In an Oct. 4 memorandum, England designated the Director, Defense Research and Engineering (DDR (Double Data Rate) Refers to an SDRAM memory chip that increases performance by doubling the effective data rate of the frontside bus. For more details, see SDRAM. DDR - Double Data Rate Random Access Memory & E) as the Principal Staff Assistant (PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. ) for Biometrics. As the PSA for Biometrics, the DDR & E will have responsibility for the authority, direction, and control of DoD biometrics programs, initiatives, and technologies. The memorandum also directs the DDR & E to establish the position of Director for Defense Biometrics. |
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