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News Bytes Viisage, a leading developer of identity solutions, has been hired by the State Department to create a facial recognition system for visa applicants for the Diversity Lottery Program. The new face recognition technology will help to reduce the number of fraudulent applications and duplicate submissions. ***** When President Bush took office, he vowed to have every immigration application processed within six months of the date of submission. Even though the government has spent millions of dollars to reduce immigration backlogs, the processing times for many applications have grown. Government officials attribute the increase to the security checks imposed after September 11, 2001, but critics blame poor management. Each new application is checked twice through a database of lawbreakers, alleged terrorists and other potential threats. About 7% of applications last year required further investigation, and 2.3% were confirmed to be listed on the database.
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