DHS surveillance spending tops $2.9B as domestic enforcement architecture expands
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has recorded more than $2.9 billion in contract obligations since January 2021 for technologies…
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Xperix partners with Alyam to pursue Saudi government biometrics
South Korean biometrics provider Xperix has signed an exclusive memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia’s Alyam Technical Trading Co. to…
EES faces more operational constraints at checkpoints
The biometric Entry/Exit System (EES) which is live at several airports across the Schengen zone is said to be facing…
East Africa Border Security Week
East Africa Border Security Week Nairobi, Kenya November 3-4, 2026 East Africa Border Security Week is the region’s leading platform…
10th Edition OFSEC
10th Edition OFSEC Muscat, Oman October 19 – 20, 2026 OFSEC EVENT 2026 is designed to meet the needs of…
Fresh audit ordered into failed New Zealand border biometrics project
The New Zealand government says it will conduct a further inquiry to determine the exact total cost of the Biometric…
Czech police say secunet cuts border processing times under EES
Having deployed biometric technology from Germany’s secunet in adapting to the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES), border police in the Czech…
DHS accused of tracking immigration observers and retaliating through Global Entry
A federal lawsuit accuses the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of collecting the faces, license plates, and identities of people…
Getlink says unstable EU software could delay biometric border checks
The European Union’s Entry/Exit System could be delayed for the Channel Tunnel, the undersea railway tunnel that connects the UK…
Nigeria achieves full ICAO PKD integration for its biometric passport
The Nigerian government recently announced that it has completed the integration process with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO’s) Public…
