Lawmakers press DHS, ICE over Palantir surveillance tools
A group of congressional Democrats is demanding that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) explain how they are using Palantir-developed…
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U.S. House lawmakers move to codify DHS biometric screening abroad
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul and Henry Cuellar, both from Texas, reintroduced the BITMAP Authorization Act, a bipartisan bill that would…
NIST updates biometric data exchange format standard
NIST has released an updated standard format for the exchange of machine-readable biometric data by law enforcement, border control and…
TSA, Coast Guard to issue sole source biometric contracts
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and U.S. Coast Guard are moving ahead with two planned sole-source biometric procurements. TSA’s Enrollment…
FBI’s AI, biometrics boom is accelerating, but paperwork isn’t keeping up
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has rapidly expanded how it uses AI across investigations, intelligence support, and internal operations,…
ICE’s expanding use of FRT on minors collides with DHS policy, oversight warnings, law
When masked federal agents stopped two teenagers riding their bikes near an Illinois high school last fall, the encounter followed…
Congress deepens investment in DHS biometrics
As lawmakers race to avert a government shutdown ahead of the January 30 funding deadline, negotiators have released the FY…
TSA moves to revise PreCheck biometric collection
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is moving forward with revisions to how it collects and manages identity information from air…
Lawsuit casts new light on ICE, CBP’s expanding biometric, visual surveillance dragnet
A sweeping 103-page federal lawsuit filed by the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago against the Trump administration…
FBI director hints at bureau’s quiet expansion of global biometrics reach
When Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel wrote this week on X that the bureau had “undertaken a…
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