Digital access to social security number promises speed but worries users
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is introducing a new feature that allows individuals with a my Social Security account to…
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.
Twenty years later the REAL ID debate refuses to go away
The states’ pushback against the REAL ID Act has been one of the most enduring, complex, and quietly significant battles…
Unexplained USCIS requests suggest DHS using AI to flag visa applicants
In an unexpected and deeply concerning move, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun issuing Requests for Evidence…
Digital authoritarianism increasing as AI-enhanced surveillance reshapes federal policies under Trump
There is a common denominator that links recent developments in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ),…
Palantir’s ImmigrationOS fuels Trump administration’s immigrant removal agenda
In April 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) awarded a $30 million contract to Palantir Technologies to develop ImmigrationOS,…
Identity is under siege as AI and cyber exploits evolve and outpace defenses
At the center of today’s cybersecurity crises is a single, unifying vulnerability: digital identity. The IBM X-Force 2025 Threat Intelligence…
Data breach victims more often than not face delays in critical notifications
Public institutions and private companies have persistently failed to promptly notify individuals when their personal data has been exposed in…
How Geo Group tech became a cornerstone of Trump’s immigration crackdown
The story of a Honduran immigrant living in Louisiana captures the troubling transformation of U.S. immigration enforcement in the Trump…
ODNI launches IC data consortium solicitation to reform commercial data acquisition
In a significant move to reshape how the Intelligence Community (IC) acquires and manages commercial data, the Office of the…
TSA begins REAL ID full enforcement on May 7
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the imminent implementation of REAL ID enforcement measures at TSA checkpoints nationwide. On May…
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