US DOJ may soon issue rule on foreign access to Americans’ PII
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) may be getting close to issuing its final rule to implement President Joe Biden’s…
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.
Investigations into massive National Public Data breach heat up
U.S. lawmakers, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and at least two state attorney generals are investigating the cyberattack on…
FBI, CISA warn of threats to election systems that could compromise voters’ PII
U.S. federal law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies issued a warning to election officials at all levels across the nation to…
DHS’s personnel vetting, clearance process still plagued by problems
Since 2023, ten individuals working for U.S. intelligence and other federal agencies who held either a Top Secret or Top…
CBP One app found to have issues vetting users, security vulnerabilities
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) already controversial CBP One mobile app that allows undocumented noncitizens seeking admission into the…
Police use of facial recognition technology subject of upcoming public NAIAC meeting
The National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) will hold a virtual public meeting to receive a briefing from its Law…
OBIM to begin collecting data on new biometric tech in wake of problems
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) is seeking comments regarding its request for…
Patchwork of state AI privacy laws creates confusion and uncertainty
In the absence of broad federal legislation that specifically prohibits or restricts the use of AI, the vacuum has and…
DHS S&T, USCIS partner on digital credentials using open standards
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that…
DHS guides cops on investigating crime committed using mDLs
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has issued a five-page guide for law enforcement officials…
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