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L-1 Identity Solutions to Continue as Prime Contractor to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for Hazardous Materi

^{Published on 2009-02-11 05:45:32, Last Modified on 2009-02-11 05:46:55 - Market Wire}
 

STAMFORD, Conn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: ID), a leading provider of identity solutions and services, was again selected by the TSA as the prime contractor to provide enrollment services to commercial drivers seeking an HME endorsement on their Commercial Drivers' License (CDL). The total contract term is expected to be one year, including three one-year options, with total estimated revenue in excess of $80 million over four years. L-1 first began delivering HazPrint program services to the trucking industry in January 2005.

L-1 operates and maintains a secure electronic fingerprint and biographical enrollment network in the 37 states and District of Columbia which have chosen to use the TSA Agent to collect and submit the data required for the Hazardous Materials endorsement. The USA PATRIOT Act prohibits states from issuing a license to transport hazardous materials in commerce unless a determination has been made that the driver does not pose a security risk. TSA implemented the HME Threat Assessment Program (HTAP) to meet the mandate of the USA PATRIOT Act, and requires all drivers seeking to obtain, renew or transfer an HME on a CDL to undergo a background assessment. The background check consists of a fingerprint-based criminal history records check, an immigration status check and an intelligence-based check for ties to terrorism.

"After four years of working in close partnership, we are proud the TSA selected us to continue this service," said Robert V. LaPenta, Chairman, President and CEO of L-1 Identity Solutions. "This award recognizes all the hard work we do for the TSA and their stakeholders on this important program, including the state licensing bureaus and of course the nation's commercial truckers."

The Enrollment Services Division of L-1 provides fingerprint-based background checks services that process applicant data required for federal and state licensed programs and jobs in the banking, finance, insurance, healthcare, legal, real estate, education and other industries. L-1 operates a network of more than 700 convenient and secure centers located across 46 U.S. states and in most Canadian provinces where prospective licensee and employee fingerprints are captured and submitted electronically. Criminal history results are received in days, enabling agencies and organizations to get the identity information they need to make licensing and hiring decisions faster and more accurately than ever before. More than six million people have been printed to date through L-1 enrollment services. For more information, or to locate an L-1 center, go to [ http://www.l1id.com/enrollment-services ].

About L-1 Identity Solutions

L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: ID) offers a comprehensive set of products and solutions for protecting and securing personal identities and assets. Leveraging the industry's most advanced multi-modal biometric platform for finger, face and iris recognition, our solutions provide a circle of trust around all aspects of an identity and the credentials assigned to it -- including proofing, enrollment, issuance, usage and access control. Our convenient and secure fingerprinting service centers process civilian enrollment and credentialing for U.S. and Canadian government-licensed jobs and we offer a diverse set of government consulting services that encompass the most important areas of security and intelligence in the U.S. today. With the trust and confidence in individual identities provided by L-1 Identity Solutions, government entities, law enforcement and border management agencies, and commercial enterprises can better guard the public against global terrorism, crime and identity theft fostered by fraudulent identity. L-1 Identity Solutions is headquartered in Stamford, CT. For more information, visit [ www.L1ID.com ].

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this press release and those made from time to time by L-1 Identity Solutions through its senior management are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views based on management's beliefs and assumptions and information currently available. Forward-looking statements concerning future plans or results are necessarily only estimates, and actual results could differ materially from expectations. Certain factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, among other things, availability of government funding for L-1's enrollment services and solutions, the ability of the Company to achieve all option renewals under the identified contract and enroll an expected number of applicants, the unpredictable nature of working with federal, state and local government customers, and general economic and political conditions.. Additional risks and uncertainties are described in the Securities and Exchange Commission filings of L-1 Identity Solutions, including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008. L-1 Identity Solutions expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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