DOGE technologist takes over DHS biometric identity office overseeing IDENT, HART
A software engineer who helped build the Republican Party’s online fundraising infrastructure and later moved through several federal agencies as…
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San Francisco activists object to SITA’s required biometric data-sharing with DHS
Federal aviation management rules and regional objections to federal policy have set up a clash between privacy and immigration advocates…
DHS develops biometric tools to improve traveler identity verification
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has developed two biometric identity technologies designed to improve…
DHS surveillance spending tops $2.9B as domestic enforcement architecture expands
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has recorded more than $2.9 billion in contract obligations since January 2021 for technologies…
DHS privacy assessment reveals scope of Secret Service HELIX surveillance system
The U.S. Secret Service has transformed an older White House camera network into a searchable surveillance platform that combines facial…
DHS looks to consolidate aging biometric examination tools
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is exploring the acquisition of a multimodal examination platform that would allow government biometric…
DHS accused of tracking immigration observers and retaliating through Global Entry
A federal lawsuit accuses the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of collecting the faces, license plates, and identities of people…
ROC Watch gets new liability protections with DHS DT&E designation
ROC continues to cement its position in the U.S. biometrics market for defense and law enforcement, with the announcement that…
GitHub leak exposed CISA, DHS GovCloud keys, internal credentials
A public GitHub repository tied to a contractor for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) exposed credentials for highly…
Senators press DHS to abandon biometric smart glasses plan for immigration officers
A group of Democratic senators led by Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Jeff Merkley of Oregon is demanding that the…
