The Trump administration says it has a plan to expand eCBSV access
The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Electronic Consent-Based Social Security Number Verification (eCBSV) service is undergoing a makeover by the Trump…
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OBIM spec enables vendors to build products to interact with DHS biometric system
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has opened its specification for interacting with the nation’s largest biometrics database to…
Zambia obtains World Bank funding support to advance DPI implementation
Zambia has secured funding to the tune of $120 million from the World Bank’s Digital Development Partnership to carry on…
Eventual short-term FEMA contract to standardize, strengthen security systems
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO) intends to issue a short-term, two-year competitive…
Trump’s firing of FTC members puts US-EU data transfers at risks, legal experts say
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission may jeopardize trans-Atlantic personal data transfers,…
SSA ID verification overhaul sparks backlash over accessibility and security
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is mounting a significant overhaul of its identity verification procedures in a move that is…
Calls for national standards grow as US AI action plan takes shape
On February 6, the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Networking and Information Technology Research and Development National Coordination Office (NCO) issued…
DOGE’s influence at SSA triggers legal and congressional scrutiny
An affidavit in support of an amended complaint and motion for emergency relief to halt Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s…
As Trump’s AI deregulation, job cuts sink in, industry gets spooked
In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. It…
U.S. lawmakers look to improve patient privacy, safety with MATCH IT Act
The introduction of the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT Act of 2025 (MATCH IT) marks a significant…
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