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Increased Focus on Biometric Research and Security Post 9/11

Calendar Oct 02, 2001 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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security technology government research identification technology biometric research post 9/11 security
Government research on computer security and identification technologies will likely receive greater attention in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terror attacks against the United States, according to the chairman of the House Science Committee.. . . Government research on computer security and identification technologies will likely receive greater attention in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terror attacks against the United States, according to the chairman of the House Science Committee.

In a speech Monday (Oct. 1) before State University of New York presidents, New York Rep. Sherwood Boehlert also downplayed reports that Congress would crack down on student visas.

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