DoD Biometrics
Description:
As the DoD Executive Agent, the Secretary of the Army is responsible for providing for, managing, and maintaining a biometrics center of excellence; appointing a single Program Management Office, under the authority of the Army Acquisition Executive, responsible for the development, acquisition, and fielding of common biometrics enterprise systems to support common, Service, and joint requirements; making recommendations to USD(R&E) concerning acquisition category and milestone decisions for all biometric acquisition programs; programming for and budgeting sufficient resources to support common enterprise requirements documentation, architecture development, materiel development, test and evaluation, lifecycle management, prototyping, exercises, records management, demonstrations, and evaluations to include efforts at maturing viable technologies and standards; programming for and budgeting sufficient resources to support common biometric data management, training, operations, and lifecycle support; coordinating all component biometric requirements with DoD Component members of the DoD Biometrics EXCOM; and developing, publishing, and updating as appropriate a DoD Biometrics Security Classification Guide.
Date Assigned:
10/24/2002
Approving Office:
SecDef
DoD Executive Agent:
Army
Principal Staff Assistant (PSA):
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security (USD(I&S))
OPR:
Army Office of the Provost Marshal General
Executive Agency POC:
Mr. Russ Wilson, russell.l.wilson6.civ@army.mil
OSD PSA POC:
Primary Document:
Established in Statute:
Supporting Documents:
Sec. 112, Military Construction Appropriations for FY 2001 (P.L. 106-246)
DoD Directive 8521.01E: "Department of Defense Biometrics" of 13 January 2016 (Incorporating Change 1, Aug 15, 2017)
Transfer of PSA Responsibilities
DoD Component POC:
Last Updated:
08/19/02024 02:12 PM