It has used various forms of biometric identification since our earliest days, ... such as DNA activities, while voice and face recognition initiatives are ...AnofficialwebsiteoftheUnitedStatesgovernment.Here's how you knowOfficialwebsitesuse.govA.govwebsitebelongstoanofficialgovernmentorganizationintheUnitedStates.Secure.govwebsitesuseHTTPSAlock()orhttps://meansyou'vesafelyconnectedtothe.govwebsite.Sharesensitiveinformationonlyonofficial,securewebsites.FingerprintsandOtherBiometricsServicesCriminalJusticeInformationServices(CJIS)CIRGLaboratoryServicesTrainingAcademyOperationalTechnologyInformationManagementBiometricsIdentityHistoryLEEPN-DExNICSNCICAdvisoryProcessCompactCouncilUniformCrimeReporting(UCR)ProgramCJISLinkFingerprintsandOtherBiometricsTheFBIprovidesavarietyofservices,information,andtraininginvolvingbiometrics—themeasurablebiological(anatomicalandphysiological)orbehavioralcharacteristicsusedforidentificationofanindividual.Fingerprintsareacommonbiometricmodality,butothersincludethingslikeDNA,irises,voicepatterns,palmprints,andfacialpatterns.Inanefforttoharnessnewtechnologiesandimproveidentifications,theBureaudevelopeditsNextGenerationIdentification(NGI)system,whichprovidesthecriminaljusticecommunitywiththeworld'slargestandmostefficientelectronicrepositoryofbiometricandcriminalhistoryinformation. Overtheyears,theFBIanditspartnersinthelawenforcementandintelligencecommunitieshaveusedbiometricsnotonlytoauthenticateanindividual’sidentity(youarewhoaresayyouare),butmoreimportantly,tofigureoutwhosomeoneis(byafingerprintleftonamurderweaponorabomb,forexample),typicallybyscanningadatabaseofrecordsforamatch.TheFBIhaslongbeenaleaderinbiometrics.Ithasusedvariousformsofbiometricidentificationsinceourearliestdays,includingassumingresponsibilityformanagingthenationalfingerprintcollectionin1924.Morerecently,theBureau’sScienceandTechnologyBranchcreatedtheBiometricCenterofExcellence(BCOE)tostrengthenourabilitytocombatcrimeandterrorismwithstate-of-the-artbiometricstechnology.I