ICE is at the center of a vast and growing US biometric surveillance capability
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has quietly emerged as the operational nucleus of a vast, fragmented, and increasingly automated…
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.
Hacks cause Login.gov to advance digital ID verification through remote proofing
In response to more than a few serious breaches of Login.gov, the General Services Administration (GSA) is driving a major…
Leidos wins $130M FBI contract to support CJIS biometric services program
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has awarded Leidos a five-and-a-half year $129.7 million contract to support its Criminal Justice…
Deepfakes are testing the limits of American governance
Under the looming omnipresence of AI, the United States finds itself at a crossroads in determining how best to regulate…
Move in House to block state AI laws draws bipartisan fire; Senate support questionable
The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a sweeping budget reconciliation package that includes a controversial provision that would…
Expansion of biometric tech demands trust before adoption, survey finds
A new report on consumer attitudes toward biometrics performed by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) explores the growing reliance…
DHS invites comments on new biometric sensor performance studies
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is inviting public comments on a proposed information collection initiative that is aimed…
Project NOLA’s facial recognition push raises legal and civil rights questions
This week, the New Orleans City Council’s Criminal Justice Committee is expected to convene a hearing to address concerns about…
Homeland security works to build resilience in nation’s digital infrastructure
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has released its Best Practices for Resilient Positioning, Navigation,…
Fraud rings exploit federal weaknesses as Washington falls behind
A new report from identity verification company Socure provides a grim but necessary wake-up call to the federal government: sophisticated…
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