White House fraud crackdown sharpens focus on digital identity
The Trump administration’s March 6 Executive Order 14390, aimed at combating cybercrime and fraud, has prompted a significant response from…
U.S. Government
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SIA GovSummit
SIA GovSummit Washington, D.C. May 20-21 2026 GovSummit—the government security conference hosted annually by the Security Industry Association—brings together government…
US bill would mandate operating system-level age verification
A bipartisan House bill introduced this week, HR 8250, would require operating system providers to verify the age of every…
AI voice fraud draws new congressional scrutiny
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan is escalating congressional scrutiny of the fast-growing AI voice-cloning industry, pressing four major companies to explain…
GAO warns federal AI procurement is repeating the same mistakes
While U.S. government agencies are buying more AI tools across government, a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says key…
iDen2, Carahsoft deal brings decentralized digital identity platform to US agencies
iDen2 has entered a strategic partnership with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to expand the availability of its platform across U.S. government…
U.S. House lawmakers move to codify DHS biometric screening abroad
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul and Henry Cuellar, both from Texas, reintroduced the BITMAP Authorization Act, a bipartisan bill that would…
Clear’s reusable biometric digital ID platform joins FedRAMP Marketplace
Biometric digital identity platform CLEAR1 is now listed in the FedRAMP Marketplace, with Clear announcing the Federal Risk and Authorization…
Massachusetts moves to pair school phone limits with tough youth social media crackdown
On Wednesday, the Massachusetts House passed a broad rewrite of Senate bill S.2581, using H.5349 as its amendment text, which…
1Kosmos adds IL4 status to FedRAMP high identity credentials
1Kosmos said it has achieved U.S. Department of Defense Impact Level 4 authorization for its identity platform, a designation that…
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