Biometrics regulation under Trump likely to minimize federal overreach
With former President Donald Trump soon to return to the White House for a second term, and Republicans in control…
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Salt Typhoon hacks expose US telecom; government steps up response
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Chief Information Officer reportedly issued internal guidance Friday to all employees informing them to…
Congressional briefing renews concerns over security holes in Visa Waiver Program
With Qatar having become the first Gulf State to be admitted into the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) in September,…
White House issues policy directive on defense, intelligence use of AI
The White House’s new National Security Memorandum (NSM) to implement President Joe Biden’s October 2023 Executive Order on the Safe,…
All active SIM cards in Nigeria now linked to digital ID, regulator claims
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has declared that there is no active SIM card in Nigeria at the moment which…
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…
DCSA rolls out continuous vetting for ‘non-sensitive’ federal workforce
The U.S. Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) has begun a phased roll out of continuous vetting (CV) for the…
Russian state to collect biometrics of foreigners
Foreigners entering the Russian Federation for a period of more than 90 days will be obliged to submit their biometric…
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…
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…
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