In addition to numerous companies with expertise in biometrics and identity management, West Virginia is home to eight world-class biometrics and identity management assets.  The concentration of such assets is unequalled in the world, and their location is convenient to Washington, D.C., much of the United States, and eastern Canada.  Please click on the links below to learn more about these unique, world-class biometrics/identity management assets.

1. West Virginia University
2. National Biometric Security Project/Biometric Services International
3. West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation (WVHTC), CSC Identity Labs, and Northrop Grumman National Workforce Center
4. Lockheed Martin Corporation Biometric Experimentation and Advanced Concepts (BEACON) Center
5. Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Justice Information Services Divison (CJIS)
6. Department of Defense Biometrics Task Force