US defense agency awards Ouraring $97M for biometric sensor devices
The US Defense Health Agency (DHA) awarded a $96.1 million firm-fixed-price contract to Ouraring Inc. for its third-generation biometric sensor…
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.
Federal departments, agencies issue plans to implement OMB AI policy
US executive departments and agencies have released their plans to comply with an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policy…
US Navy to discuss body-worn biometric capable system at industry day event
The U.S. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) and Naval Information Warfare Centers (NIWC) Atlantic and Pacific will hold an…
ICE mobile comms devices were left unsecured and vulnerable, DHS IG says
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) failed to effectively manage and secure its personnel and contractors’ smart phones, tablets, and…
New study examines the problems and promises of forensic biosecurity
A new paper in Security Journal, The Dimensions of Forensic Biosecurity in Genetic and Facial Contexts, puts forth that among…
Privacy safeguards lacking in US Health and Human Services IT systems
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its component agencies that support pandemic public health preparedness and…
US IRS seeks a multi-modal biometric ID solution for criminal investigations
The US Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Criminal Investigation (CI) Division has issued a solicitation for a brand name or equal Idemia…
DHS to award sole source contract for NEC face biometrics software licenses
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) has announced that it intends to procure face…
House advances bill to require plan for deploying AI, new sensor tech at US borders
The US House passed bipartisan legislation that, if passed in the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden, would require…
Chinese hacking compromised hundreds of thousands of devices containing personal PII
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sought and obtained a court-authorized…
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