Facial recognition technology is still in its infancy (CSO) — As the article spends a fair amount of time on, there's a significant difference in system performance with cooperative vs. non-cooperative users.
Private sector biometric time-and-attendance systems are gaining steam (Channel News Asia) — "...institutions including banks, schools and polyclinics have also expressed interest in such systems, adding that demand has increased by 30 per cent annually for the past three years."
DHS testing biometric exit devices at mock airport this summer (Fierce Homeland Security) — The law requiring the DHS to implement such a system is a lot older than the DHS is.