ICE awards $63M biometrics and IdM contract for international student program
Dev Technology Group has been awarded a five-year contract valued at $63 million by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security‘s…
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FTC begins compensation phase of Avast privacy violation settlement
As part of a landmark $16.5 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over charges that UK-based software provider…
Internal feud rages over unvetted DOGE access to federal IT systems
Behind the scenes, tensions are rising between the White House and Intelligence Community (IC), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),…
NextgenID in-person identity proofing network deployment at US Post Offices advances
NextgenID has successfully completed the first phase of its PresenceID Network deployment in what it calls a “pivotal advancement” in…
US lawmakers try again for federal data privacy bill
In an effort to establish a comprehensive national data privacy standard – something lawmakers on both sides of the political…
Identity fraud for FEMA disaster relief raises questions on timeline for digital ID
In the worst tradition of disaster capitalism, fraudsters have targeted victims of California’s wildfires, committing identity theft to access financial…
Reach of Musk, DOGE’s federal data access sets off privacy, security alarms
Led by tech billionaire Elon Musk and a shadowy team believed to be under his control, the United States DOGE…
Trump, Musk, and their dangerous AI-driven government overhaul
In a bold and controversial move, the Trump administration, under the significant influence of billionaire Elon Musk, is reshaping the…
DHS struggles to implement AI strategy amid federal policy shifts
A new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General (IG) audit of DHS’s efforts to integrate AI into its operations…
New TSA facial recognition audit faces skepticism
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Inspector General (IG) has announced an audit into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) expanding…
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