Congress renews fight over kids online safety with revived KOSA bill
On Wednesday, Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal reintroduced the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The bill…
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Lawmakers target TSA facial recognition expansion
In a renewed bipartisan push to curtail the expanding use of facial recognition technology by federal agencies, Democrat Sen. Jeff…
Pentagon investing in real-time biometric infrastructure across combatant commands
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has initiated an ambitious effort to modernize and expand its biometrics and forensics capabilities…
DOGE’s infiltration into core of federal biometrics management sets off alarms
The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has now insinuated itself into the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office…
US Patent Office joins federal trend in outsourcing digital identity verification
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has formally integrated ID.me as a digital identity verification provider for users accessing…
US Veterans Administration launches biometric access pilot
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is advancing a landmark initiative to explore the deployment of biometric authentication for…
Deepfake threats reveal contradictions in Trump administration’s AI governance plan
In March, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced it had received more than 10,000 public…
Ike Tech submits on-device age assurance for vapes for FDA approval
California-based Ike Tech has submitted its real-time age verification technology to prevent youth vaping to the U.S. government for approval….
US cybersecurity at a crossroads as Trump admin rewrites federal cyber policy
At the 2025 RSA Conference in San Francisco, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem delivered a blistering keynote that reignited…
Clearview betting on political ties to grow federal contracts
When Hal Lambert, a Republican political financier with longstanding ties to conservative circles, was announced as co-CEO of Clearview AI…
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