The Social Security Administration (SSA) is mounting a significant overhaul of its identity verification procedures in a move that is…
Articles By Anthony Kimery
Anthony Kimery is the former Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Homeland Security Today. He managed the magazine, daily online news operations and wrote the award-winning "Kimery Report," which covered a broad spectrum of HS-related issues, from public health preparedness to intelligence collection. He has 30-plus years of broad institutional knowledge and expertise in homeland/national security matters and issues as an editor, analyst, and consultant. He also serves as Advisory Board Member of Mississippi College’s Center for Counterterrorism Studies.
Calls for national standards grow as US AI action plan takes shape
On February 6, the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Networking and Information Technology Research and Development National Coordination Office (NCO) issued…
DOGE’s influence at SSA triggers legal and congressional scrutiny
An affidavit in support of an amended complaint and motion for emergency relief to halt Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s…
As Trump’s AI deregulation, job cuts sink in, industry gets spooked
In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. It…
Missouri moves closer to a biometric privacy act
Three Missouri bills, House Bill 407, House Bill 500, and Senate Bill 554, have passed second readings as part of…
U.S. lawmakers look to improve patient privacy, safety with MATCH IT Act
The introduction of the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT Act of 2025 (MATCH IT) marks a significant…
DOD advances biometric security while DHS faces privacy concerns
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit report has raised red flags about privacy vulnerabilities in the Department of Homeland…
ID Secure strengthens mobile telecommunications security
The mobile telecommunications sector plays an indispensable role in national security, supporting private enterprises and government operations in transmitting sensitive…
DHS replaces CBP One app with CBP Home; Amends regs for alien fingerprinting
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week announced the release of the CBP Home app, which basically is a…
Texas bill proposes regulation of biometric identifiers in AI applications
Texas House Bill 3755 (HB 3755), introduced on March 4, 2025 by Representative Giovanni Capriglione, proposes amendments to the state’s…
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