Let me cut to the chase here. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 24, signed in 2008 and revalidated in 2009 by the current administration, mandates that interoperability with respect to biometrics spans the military, civil, and criminal arenas. https://web.archive.org/web/20130216105228/http://www.biometrics.dod.mil/Newsletter/issues/2009/Sep/V5issue3.html Using at-a-distance- … Continue reading