Solutions
Biometric solutions
Draw on more than 30 years of specialist experience to navigate complex biometric programmes. CACI combines independent consultancy, secure technology integration and large-scale delivery expertise to help government and commercial organisations turn biometric requirements into trusted operational solutions.
Biometric solutions built for high-stakes environments
Biometric and identity programmes face exceptional technical, ethical and operational scrutiny. Success requires more than choosing an algorithm: organisations need the right strategy, architecture, standards, testing and delivery controls from the outset.
CACI’s specialists have contributed to every major UK government biometric implementation, spanning fingerprint, facial recognition and DNA systems for borders, visas, immigration, law enforcement and passport services.
We combine that hard-earned biometric expertise with the scale, assurance and delivery capability of a major technology partner, helping clients plan, build and assure complex solutions from initial business case through to secure operation.
Experience few biometric partners can match
30+ years
of experience across biometrics and identity management.
18
large-scale biometric systems closely supported, current and historic.
300+ years
of combined direct biometric experience across the team.
What we offer
Biometric solutions from strategy to implementation
Access client-side expertise from planning and business case development through procurement, technical assurance, integration and implementation. Because CACI is supplier-agnostic, recommendations are guided by client requirements and evidence rather than a single biometric vendor.
Strategy and roadmaps
Define the business, technology and delivery roadmap for integrating biometrics into wider identity systems and operational processes.
Requirements development
Translate programme objectives into clear, procurement-ready functional, technical and operational requirements.
Architecture and assurance
Lead Technical Design Authority functions and independently assess third-party designs, including security architecture.
Integration and standards
Address complex interoperability challenges using direct experience of NIST and ISO/ICAO biometric standards.
Infrastructure and platforms
Evaluate hosting options and plan the move from on-premises environments to secure, scalable cloud platforms.
Biometric testing
Test accuracy, performance, standards conformance, Presentation Attack Detection and resilience against deepfake threats.
From advice to implementation
Deploy secure biometric solutions at scale
CACI can move beyond consultancy to design, integrate and deliver complete biometric solutions. Our teams combine biometric expertise, secure cloud engineering and responsible AI principles to translate requirements into operational capability.
Secure cloud integration
Integrate biometric solutions with secure AWS cloud environments built on CACI’s Jezero landing zone accelerator.
Biometric matching at scale
Use Cydonia, CACI’s cloud-hosted face-matching platform, to support high-volume enrolment, verification and identification.
Vendor-agnostic delivery
Evaluate and integrate the most appropriate biometric technologies without locking the programme to one algorithm provider.
Why organisations choose CACI
Independent thinking backed by delivery experience
National-scale experience
Apply lessons gained from biometric systems supporting borders, immigration, law enforcement, visas and passport services.
Independent recommendations
Select technology and delivery approaches according to evidence, requirements and operational fit.
Multidisciplinary specialists
Bring together technical, solution, security and business architects, testers, engineers, programme managers and forensic experts.
Standards-led assurance
Embed knowledge of international biometric standards into design, procurement, integration and testing.
Secure cloud capability
Combine biometric specialism with proven cloud platforms, security controls and enterprise engineering.
End-to-end support
Maintain continuity from early strategy and business case through procurement, delivery, assurance and implementation.
Real programmes, operational outcomes
Biometric expertise applied where it matters
Biometric consultancy for a major UK government programme
Provided specialist consultancy for a complex technology-convergence programme spanning fingerprint, facial recognition and DNA biometrics across UK borders, visas, immigration, law enforcement and passport services.
Transforming biometric technology trials
Partnered with a government client on groundbreaking trials designed to transform how people travelling to the UK interact with government identity systems.
What clients say
Trusted advice when programmes become complex
Forward-looking support
“Their team has been incredibly forward-leaning, providing excellent support during our partner negotiations… consistently being our ‘go-to’ for late-breaking questions.”
Secure cloud expertise
“Their work with the Home Office on the award-winning EBSA Platform demonstrates their expertise in creating highly secure, scalable cloud solutions.”
Committed delivery
“Their experienced team understand our motivations, constraints and aspirations and have been a key contributor to the success of our Programme.”
FAQs
Answers to common questions about biometric solutions
Biometric solutions use physical or behavioural characteristics to verify or identify people. Depending on the programme, these can include fingerprint, facial recognition, iris, voice or DNA technologies. A complete biometric solution extends beyond the matching algorithm to include capture, enrolment, galleries, integration, security, infrastructure, testing, operational processes and governance.
CACI provides specialist consultancy across the biometric delivery lifecycle, including strategy and roadmaps, business cases, requirements development, procurement support, technical architecture, design assurance, integration, infrastructure planning and implementation. We also provide biometric accuracy, performance and conformance testing, including assessments of Presentation Attack Detection and deepfake resilience.
CACI’s experience spans fingerprint, facial recognition and DNA systems used across large-scale government identity programmes. Our vendor-agnostic approach means we are not restricted to one algorithm or technology supplier. We assess the programme’s requirements, evidence and operating environment before recommending or integrating the most appropriate biometric technologies.
Yes. CACI helps clients integrate biometric capabilities into wider identity-management systems, operational processes and technology estates. Our specialists advise on architecture, interfaces, standards, security and interoperability, drawing on direct experience of complex national-scale programmes and international standards developed through NIST and ISO/ICAO.
Testing can cover biometric accuracy and performance, quality assurance, international-standards conformance and resilience against presentation attacks and digitally manipulated imagery. The testing approach is shaped by the use case, modality, operating conditions, risk profile and performance requirements so that decision-makers understand how the system behaves beyond controlled demonstrations.
Yes. CACI helps clients evaluate infrastructure and hosting options, including migrations from on-premises systems to secure cloud platforms. We can integrate biometric solutions with secure AWS environments built on our Jezero landing zone accelerator, providing the cloud guardrails and engineering foundations needed for resilient, scalable biometric workloads.
CACI’s biometric consultancy supports clients planning, procuring, assuring, testing and integrating biometric programmes across different technologies and vendors. Cydonia is CACI’s biometric identity platform for high-speed, cloud-hosted face matching and related identity AI capabilities. Consultancy can be delivered independently of Cydonia, while Cydonia may form part of a wider solution when it fits the requirement.
Organisations can engage CACI through relevant public sector procurement frameworks or through direct commercial engagement. The starting point is a discussion about the intended use case, programme stage, current technology environment, assurance requirements and delivery challenges. CACI can then recommend the appropriate combination of consultancy, testing, integration and implementation support.