Judge blocks Trump administration bid for driver identity database
A federal judge in Virginia has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from taking custody of a nationwide database containing Social…
U.S. Government
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GEO donations coincide with expanding ICE detention and biometric monitoring contracts
A subsidiary of GEO Group, whose ICE business spans detention, biometric monitoring and location intelligence, gave more than $1.4 million…
NIST taps Electrosoft to advance post-quantum digital identity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a recompete order to Electrosoft, to continue advancing the agency’s…
ICE procurement reveals data lake underlying immigration enforcement analytics
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking contractor support for the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Data Lake, a…
IDGA Border Technology Summit
IDGA Border Technology Summit La Jolla, California September 17-18, 2026 This year’s IDGA Border Technology Summit, taking place September 17–18,…
USCIS plans $100 million-plus biometrics and identity technology project
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is preparing to spend more than $100 million on a new biometrics and identity…
Court records detail Clearview AI’s role in ICE protest surveillance
Newly disclosed court records show Homeland Security Investigations used Clearview AI facial recognition as one element of a broader undercover…
Fraudulent accounts bypassed Login.gov identity checks, GAO warns
An auditor for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress’ investigative arm, told a House subcommittee that fraudulent accounts had…
USSOCOM advances smartphone iris biometrics toward field testing
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is preparing competitive testing of technology that could turn commercial Android phones and tablets into…
ICE withdraws $125M sole-source Thomson Reuters surveillance data deal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has withdrawn plans to award Thomson Reuters Special Services (TRSS) a five-year, $125 million…
