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Biometrics and Counter-Terrorism

A Roundtable hosted by CSIS Transnational Threats Initiative

November 4, 2003

Biometrics and counter-terrorism was the key topic at a CSIS Biometrics Roundtable held on November 4, 2003. The roundtable hosted by the Transnational Threats Initiative, brought together speakers from corporate, academic, and the government communities to discuss the impact of biometrics on both terrorism and civil liberties.

Biometrics are an important security instrument as America and the world adapt to asymmetric warfare and the widespread use of fraudulent identification documents. The roundtable addressed civil liberty concerns that arise with the widespread use of biometrics technology, a sensitive political issue on which America has been largely silent. While there has been much discussion on biometric applications, very rarely have there been detailed efforts to address the constitutional implications of the technology.

In his keynote remarks, Jeff Jonas, founder and chief scientist of Systems Research and Development discussed the issue of identity in the age of asymmetric threat.

The first panel addressed future biometrics applications with highlights on homeland defense, intelligence surveillance, and forensic technology. Panel members included John Woodward, Director of the Biometrics Management Office at the Department of Defense, Dr. Tony Frudakis, Chief Scientific Officer and Founder of DNAPrint Genomics, Barry Hodge, President of AcSys Biometrics Corporation and Dr. Andrew Kirby, Senior Physical Scientists, Intelligence Technology and Innovation Center at the CIA.

The second panel addressed biometrics and the implications of civil liberties. Panel members included Dr. Margaret Johnson, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University, David Harris, President and Founder of Biometrics Council, Dr. Catherine Lotrionte, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University and Dr. Anthony Arend, Professor of Government at Georgetown University.

The host of that event was the Transnational Threats Initiative. More information on that effort can be found here:

http://www.csis.org/tnt/

While organized crime is not a new phenomenon today, some governments find their authority besieged at home and their foreign policy interests imperiled abroad. Drug trafficking, links between drug traffickers and terrorists, smuggling of illegal aliens, massive financial and bank fraud, arms smuggling, potential involvement in the theft and sale of nuclear material, political intimidation, and corruption all constitute a poisonous brew—a mixture potentially as deadly as what we faced during the cold war.

R. James Woolsey
Former Director of Central Intelligence and
Transnational Threats Initiative Steering Committee Member

The Transnational Threats Initiative Steering Committee and Members List contains some interesting names. You'll recognize several of them as members and advisors to the Biological Threats Council, of which Tony Frudakis is an Advisory Member:

Steering Committee

Leadership

The project is chaired by William Webster, former Director of the CIA and FBI. CSIS Senior Adviser Arnaud de Borchgrave serves as Project Director, CSIS Senior Analyst Thomas Sanderson as the Deputy Director with CSIS Senior Adviser Robert Kupperman and CSIS Director of Studies Erik Peterson as Co-Directors.

Members

Hon. Duane Andrews: Former Assistant Secretary of Defense
Ms. Zoe Baird: President, John and Mary Markle Foundation
Hon. Robert C. Bonner: Former Administrator, DEA, currently Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service (on leave)
Hon. William Cohen: Former United States Senator, former Secretary of Defense, and currently Chairman and CEO, Cohen Group
Mr. Charles Connolly: Former CSO, Merrill Lynch
Hon. John Deutch: Former Director, CIA and currently Institute Professor, Department of Chemistry, MIT
Mr. Richard Fore: Chairman, Fore Property Company
Hon. Robert Gates: Former Director CIA and currently President, Texas A&M
Hon. Carol Hallett: Former Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service and current Vice Chairman, Aviation Safety Alliance Carmen Group and Senior Advisor, Air Transportation Association
Admiral James R. Hogg: U.S. Navy (Ret.) and currently Director, Strategic Studies Group, Naval War College
Hon. Fred Ikle: Former Under Secretary of Defense and currently Distinguished Scholar, CSIS
Dr. David Kay: Corporate Vice President-Homeland Security, SAIC
Hon. Stuart Knight: Former Director, Secret Service
Hon. Jon Kyl: United States Senator (R - AZ)
Dr. Walter Laquer: Distinguished Scholar, CSIS
Hon. Patrick Leahy: United States Senator (D - VT)
Mr. Ronald A. Marks: Director, Federal Business Development, Sytegra Federal
Hon. William McCollum: Former U.S. Representative (R - FL) and currently Partner, Baker & Hostetler, LLP
General Edward C. Meyer: Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Army and currently Chairman, Mitretek Systems Inc.
Hon. Sam Nunn: Former United States Senator
Mr. Oliver ("Buck") Revell: Former Associate Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation and currently President, Revell Group International, Inc.
Hon. Donald Rumsfeld: U.S. Secretary of Defense (on leave)
Hon. James R. Schlesinger: Former Secretary of Defense, former Secretary of Energy, former CIA Director, and currently Senior Advisor, Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Hon. William Sessions: Former Director, FBI and currently Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP
Admiral William D. Smith: U.S. Navy (Ret.) and Senior Fellow, Center for Naval Analyses
Lt. General Edward Soyster: Former Director, DIA and currently Vice President-International Operations, Military Professional Resources, Inc.
Hon. Richard Thornburgh: Former Attorney-General, former Governor of Pennsylvania and currently Counsel, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
Hon. William Webster: Senior Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Hon. Curt Weldon: U.S. Representative (R - PA)