US Army Selects Data Machines Corp. as Winner of Downselect for Next Generation Biometrics Collection Capability Prototype

ASHBURN, Va. - Jan. 22, 2021 – Data Machines Corp. (DMC) has been selected as the winner of the competitive downselect for the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Biometric Collection Capability (NXGBCC) prototype development program. NXGBCC will replace the current Biometrics Automated Toolset-Army (BAT-A) Program of Record for biometrics collection capability.

NXGBCC will support troops in the field by providing an innovative biometric solution to protect military assets around the world. The Department of Defense Biometrics (DOD Biometrics) states that the system will be designed to “collect, match, store, share, analyze, reference, and manage contextual data and biometrics to include iris, fingerprint, facial images, palm prints and voice on Known & Suspected Terrorists, potential adversaries, host nation personnel, and third country nationals to inform the warfighter in a decide/act response.”

In early 2019, DMC was selected to compete for the final downselect. The event occurred in late 2019, during which DMC completed the first field test of the prototype system. Soldiers, who will depend on the system as part of Force Protection and Army Identity Activities, used the system to test its features and provide feedback. In April 2020, DMC was selected to move forward in development of a field ready prototype. 

DMC is a small, veteran-owned business specializing in the design, build, and use of cloud architectures to engineer and share solutions to difficult problems in data analytics, DevSecOps, machine intelligence, and data science. The company’s capabilities range from predictive analytics and data analysis to computer vision, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI).