In November 2009, the Biometrics Task Force sent me to Oradea, Romania to support the U.S. DoD position, in coordination with NATO allies, to initiate a Standardization Agreement (STANAG) for biometrics.

1. NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG)
for Biometrics
Mr. Benji Hutchinson
BTF Standards Branch
BSWG – 16 December 2009

2. Overview of Brief
Purpose
 To provide a status update and proposed way ahead for the development of a NATO
Standardization Agreement (STANAG) for biometrics in support of ISAF interoperability
Summary
 Background of NATO STANAG Effort
 NATO Organizational Chart
 JCGISR and Technical Working Group Meetings
 Proposed Elements of a NATO STANAG
 Way Forward
 Contact Information
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3. Background
 16-18 Sep 2008: BTF Standards Branch (STB) participated in the NATO
Standardization Conference, Achieving Interoperability through
Standardization - first exposure to NATO standards community
 May – Aug 2009: Multiple discussions and references across the DoD
biometrics community about the need to initiate a STANAG for biometrics, but
no real requirement
 Sep 2009: BTF STB met with the Chairman of the Joint Capability Group for
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (JCGISR) to identify the
proponent in NATO for biometric standardization
 Oct 2009: European Command (EUCOM) distributed a call for comments to
NATO to identify the most appropriate NATO forum in which to initiate a
STANAG
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4. NATO Organizational Chart
NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES
(AMBASSADORS TO NATO)
NATO Organisation
MILITARY
REPRESENTATIVES
TO NATO
DPC
NAC NPG
MC NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL SG
DEFENCE PLANNING NUCLEAR PLANNING SECRETARY GENERAL
MILITARY COMMITTEE COMMITTEE GROUP
NCS SRB
PMSC/Pf PCG HLSG AC/119 DRC CBC AC/322 NADC AC/92 AC/328
NATO COMMITTEE SENIOR RESOURCE
FOR P POLICY PC DEFENCE CIVIL NATMC SPS
HIGH LEVEL BOARD NATO
STANDARDISATION POLITICAL
COORDINATION
GROUP STEERING
POLITICAL
REVIEW BUDGET NC3B AIR
COMMITTEE NATO COMMITTE
MILITARY
NSA STEERING GROUP COMMITTE NATO DEFENCE AIR TRAFFIC EON
COMMITTEE E MBC AC/4 COMMITTEE CONSULTATION COMMITTE
NATO STANDARDISATION ON
MANAGEMEN SCIENCE
AGENCY PARTNERSHIP
AC/305 AC/119 AC/281 EWG MILITARY
INFRASTRUCTUR COMMAND AND E TCOMMITTEE NACMA FOR PEACE
E COMMITTEE
FOR PEACE SNLC SPC BUDGET NC3A CONTROL
NCSA
AND
EXECUTIVE NATO ACCS
COMMITTEE
BOARD
NATO Communications SECURITY
POLITICAL WORKING NATO C3 MANAGEMENT
SENIOR NATO COMMITTE & Information Systems
AGENCY
LOGISTICIANS E AT AGENCY Services Agency
’ SENIOR GROUP
ACT ACO LEVEL AC/127 AC/259 CPB - CHEMISTRY /PHYSICS/ BIOLOGY
CONFERENCE ECONOMIC PANEL
M&TG LSM COMMITTE OTHER
ALLIED COMMAND
TRANSFORMATION
ALLIED MOVEMENT AND
TRANSPORTATIO
LOGISTIC
STAFF
E CNAD COMMITTEES*
AC/15(PBIST)-PLANNING BOARD FOR INLAND
SERVICE TRANSPORT
AC/23(CPC)-CIVIL PROTECTION COMMITTEE
ESP - ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY PANEL
HSD - HUMAN AND SOCIETAL DYNAMICS
PANEL
COMMAND N GROUP MEETING CONFERENCE OF NATIONAL AC/25(FAPC)-FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ICS - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
SECURITY PANEL
SCPI PLANNING COMMITTEE
STRATEGIC CONCEPTS
OPERATIONS AC/259 ARMAMENTS DIRECTORS AC/98(SCEPC)-SENIOR CIVIL EMERGENCY
COMMITTEE
POLICY AND
INTEROPERABILITY
JALLC
NADREPS AC/259 JCIG AC/107(CAPC)-CIVIL AVIATION PLANNING
COMMITTEE
JOINT ANALYSIS AND
SGPLE NATIONAL ARMAMENTS AC/121(CCPC)-CIVIL COMMUNICATION
DEF PLAN LESSONS LEARNED CENTRE STANDING GROUP OF
JOINT CAPABILITY IMPLEMENTATION GROUP PLANNING COMMITTEE
DEFENCE PLANNING NURC PARTNER LOGISTIC DIRECTORS REPRESENTATIVES AC/143(IPC)-INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
NATO UNDERSEA EXPERTS AC/271(PBOS)-PLANNING BOARD FOR OCEAN
JET RESEARCH CENTRE SHIPPING
JOINT
AC/259 AGS-CSC AC/320(JMC)-JOINT MEDICAL COMMITTEE AGS-PMOU WB
JWC AGS PROGRAMME
EDUCATION&TRAINING
FCR & T JOINT WARFARE CENTRE
AC/224 AC/225 AC/141 ALLIANCE GROUND SURVEILLANCE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
COE’s AC/323 CAPABILITY STEERING COMMITTEE WORKING BODY
FUTURE CAPABILITIES CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE NAFAG NAAG NNAG
RESEARCH &
JFTC RTB AGS3
TECHNOLOGIES
JOINT FORCE TRAINING NATO AIR FORCE NATO ARMY NATO NAVAL
JEEA CENTRE RESEARCH AND ALLIANCE GROUND SURVEILLANCE
Interoperability WB
ARMAMENTS ARMAMENTS ARMAMENTS
JOINT TECHNOLOGY BOARD AC/259 ALTBMD-SC
SUPPORT STAFF
EXPERIMENTATION,
EXERCISES & GROUP GROUP GROUP ACTIVE LAYERED THEATRE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE ALTBMD PMO
ASSESSMENT P ACTIVE LAYERED THEATRE
AGENCIES * / P P P STEERING COMMITTEE
RTA BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE
STUDY
SCHOOLS AC/259 MDPG PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICE
AGENCY MISSILE DEFENCE PROJECT GROUP GROUP
NAHEMA
NATO HELICOPTER DEPENDENT GROUPS DEPENDENT GROUPS
LCG/1 Dismounted Soldier P DEPENDENT GROUPS
MCG/1 Above Water Engagement
DESIGN&DEVELOPMENT DEPENDENT PANELS ACG1 Advanced Concepts P SG/1 Small Arms Ammunition P MCG/2 Under Sea Engagement NIAG
PRODUCTION AND LOGISTICS SG/21 on Common Standards for Low Frequency
MANAGEMENT AGENCY SAS Studies, Analysis and Simulation ACG2 Effective Engagement P LCG/2 Combat Manoeuvre P
Active Sonar and Multi-Static Capability NATO INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY GROUP STUDY GROUPS
SCI System Concepts and Integration ACG3 Survivability LCG/3 Fire Support P SG/22 Surface Ship Torpedo Defence
NAMEADSMA SG2 EW Self-Protection Measures for SG/2 Accuracy & Ballistics P MCG/3 Mines, Mine Countermeasures
SET Sensors and Electronic Technology Joint Services Airborne Assets
NATO MEADS LCG/4 Ground Based Air Defence P and Harbour Protection P AC/327 LCMG P DEPENDENT GROUPS
IST Information Systems Technology ACG5 Global Mobility P
MANAGEMENT AGENCY LCG/6 Battlefield Surveillance, Target MCG/4 Maritime Air Delivered Superiority SG/A Policy and Enterprise Processes
AVT Applied Vehicles Technology ACG6 Command & Control P
Acquisition, Night Observation, SG/41 Air-ASW Sonobuoy Standardization LIFE CYCLE WG/1 Policy
NETMA HFM Human Factors and Medicine JCGISR JCG Intelligence, Surveillance SG/42 Maritime Air & Tactical Support Systems WG/2 Quality
NATO EF2000 AND TORNADO NMSG NATO Modelling and Simulation & Reconnaissance P
Camouflage, EW P
MCG/5 Effective C2 P MANAGEMENT GROUP SG/B Project Management and Agreement Processes
ASIISG All Source Intell. Sub Group JCGCBRN CBRN Defence P WG/1 Accelerated Fielding
DEVELOPMENT, Group CSG Chemical and Biological MCG/6 Ship Design and Maritime WG/2 Supporting Collaboration
PRODUCTION & LOGISTICS Mobility P
Challenge/Threat to NATO Forces WG/3 Life Cycle Costs
NHMO
AGENCY
RNDSG Joint Radiological and Nuclear SG/4 Electric Power Generation, Control, SG/C Technical Specifications & Procedures
Defence Sub Group P Distribution & Utilization
NATO HAWK MANAGEMENT WG/1 Electromagnetic Environmental Effects
SG/7 Ship Combat Survivability
OFFICE SIBCRA Sampling & Identification of
Chemical, Biological and
SG/61 Virtual Ships P DEPENDENT GROUPS
BICES Radiological Agents P MCG/7 Maritime Environmental AC/326 CASG SG/1 Energetic materials
Protection P M SG/2 Initiation systems
NATO BATTLEFIELD
INFORMATION COLLECTION
PPSG Joint Physical Protection Sub Group P AMMUNITION SG/3 Environment Munition systems
HMSG Joint Hazard Management Sub Group P MCG/8 Maritime EW
NDC NATO DEFENCE COLLEGE
AND EXPLOITATION AGENCY DIMSG Joint Detection, Identification and SWG/10 Naval Electromagnetic SAFETY GROUP SG/4 Transport Logistics
NAPMA Monitoring Sub Group P
Environmental Effects SG/5 Logistic Storage & Disposal
NATO AEW&C NATO SCHOOL (SHAPE) LCG/7 Battlefield Mobility & Engineer SG/6 Operational Ammunition Safety
JCGUAV JCG Unmanned Aerial Vehicles P
PROGRAMME Support P
NCISS NATO COMMUNICATION Ad-Hoc WG Mammal Protection
FORACS
MANAGEMENT AGENCY
CEPMA LCG/8 Tactical Air Mobility & Support P
AC/135 GNDC MSIAC
AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS SCHOOL TG3 Military Operations in NATO NAVAL FORCES
P
MUNITIONS SAFETY
CENTRAL EUROPE PIPELINE
MANAGEMENT AGENCY Urban Terrain (MOUT) P SENSOR&WEAPON
ACCURACY CHECK SITES
GROUP INFORMATION ANALYSIS
LEGEND = Transparent to Partners
T OF NATIONAL DIRECTORS
CENTER
P = Partially open to Partner participation ON CODIFICATION
M = Open to MD Countries NAMSA
* Including: NAMSA, NSA, NC3A, NACMA, RTA, NCSA
DIRECTION AND CONTROL W = Some activities are open to Partners NATO MAINTENANCE &
SUPPLY AGENCY
LIAISON / CO-OPERATION P (Workshops/Symposia)
= Partnership Group
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5. JCGISR TWG Meetings in Romania 17-19 Nov 2009
Synopsis of Meetings
 BTF STB participated in 3 technical working groups of
the JCGISR in Oradea, Romania
 BTF STB briefed the HUMINT TWG meeting, which
included representatives from the U.S., Italy, France, U.K.,
Norway, and Romania
Recommendation for JCGISR to Serve as NATO Forum
 Human Intelligence (HUMINT) and Measurement and
Signature Intelligence (MASINT) Technical Working
Groups are the proposed NATO forums in which the
STANAG will be jointly developed
 BTF STB distributed a trip report to the BSWG from
Romania on 08 Dec 2009 with greater details on the
discussions that led to this recommendation
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6. Proposed Elements of a NATO STANAG
for Biometrics
 U.S. DoD CONOPS for Biometrics (2006)
 Biometric Transmission Specifications
 DoD Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification (EBTS) – binary, ASCII, XML
 Biometric Data Interchange Formats for Modalities
 ANSI/NIST ITL 1-200x multipart standard – Used by Interpol, Canada, U.K.
 Fingerprint/Palm
 Face
 Iris
 National and International Testing Methodologies
 Conformance Testing for Data Interchange Formats
 Conformance Testing for Technical Interfaces
 Quality Measurement
 Performance Testing
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7. Way Forward
Near Term Actions
 BTF will champion DoD entities involved with NATO to initiate a STANAG for biometrics
 BTF will lead the development of a NATO STANAG for biometrics in support of ISAF
interoperability
 26 Jan 2010: Meeting with Chairman of JCGISR to formally initiate STANAG and
finalize development timeline and plan
Challenges
 Requirements/resources for NATO ISAF Automated Biometric Identification System
(ABIS) – Authoritative biometric source for ISAF
 Ensuring enterprise vision and vendor agnostic interoperability of all biometric devices
 Compressed development timeline for STANAG to be relevant and to support the ISAF
mission in Afghanistan
 Capture relevant ISAF data requirements – (data element caveats across member
countries in Type-2)
 Upgrade existing legacy systems to become STANAG conformant
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8. How To Reach Us
Mr. William Zimmerman Mr. Tom D’Agostino
Division Chief Branch Chief
Capabilities Integration Division 703-607-1952
thomas.dagostino@us.army.mil
Mr. Gregory Zektser Mr. Benji Hutchinson
BTF/Booz Allen Hamilton BTF/Booz Allen Hamilton
703-984-0432 703-607-1948
zektser_gregory@bah.com benji.hutchinson@us.army.mil
Mr. Dale Hapeman Mr. Alexander Montgomery
BTF/Booz Allen Hamilton BTF/Booz Allen Hamilton
304-326-3029 703-607-1992
dale.hapeman@dodbfc.army.mil alexander.montgomery@us.army.mil
Dr. Bob Yen Ryan Triplett
BTF/Booz Allen Hamilton BTF/Booz Allen Hamilton
703-984-0434 304.326.3051
yen_robert@bah.com ryan.triplett@biometrics.dod.mil
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