Facial recognition use increasing at US federal agencies faster than oversight, GAO reports
The use of facial recognition has become increasingly common across the government, a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability…
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GAO says US military playing too loose with AI development management
In the U.S. government, it is the job of the Government Accountability Office to poke holes in bureaucrats’ spending plans,…
US federal agencies plan to increase facial recognition use, GAO report says
Three-quarters of U.S. federal agencies surveyed for a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report are already using facial recognition and more…
GAO finds fed agencies ignorant about basic police biometric programs
It is hard not to picture a genie that has escaped its lamp after reading a new government accountability report…
TSA test of CBP biometrics expands, startups granted funds as GAO recommends ways to include SMBs
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration needs to do a better job of partnering with small businesses on aviation security technology…
GAO reviews facial biometrics as SIA launches principles for ethical use
The global market for biometric facial recognition is forecast to reach $20.63 billion by 2030, on a 17.2 percent annual…
FBI not following GAO recommendations for face biometrics but expanding iris recognition work
A series of six recommendations made by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to the FBI in May, 2016 to…
One third of recommendations made by GAO to OPM regarding PII, biometrics data security still not fixed
The federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) – which collects and maintains biometric and other Personally Identifiable Information (PII) on…
Insiders compromised FDIC data; GAO audit finds FDIC working to improve IT security
There have been a number of serious insider breaches at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), including a former “employee”…
GAO urges DoD to address discrepancies in biometric, forensic systems regulation efforts
The Government Accountability Office (GOA) has called on the Department of Defense (DoD) to address discrepancies in their efforts to…
