Putting Biometrics to Work for America ...

From Technology Administration, "Putting Biometrics to Work for America", Remarks by Bruce P. Mehlman, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, United States Department of Commerce ...

... "For many years, we have looked to biometrics as a promising, emerging technology. That calculus has now changed. At this conference over the past three days we have learned that biometrics are no longer emerging - they're here. And September 11th taught us that biometrics are more than promising - they will be essential to our future security. " ...