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U.S. Government

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Eye-movement deception detection studied as part of Pentagon’s vetting modernization

When the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) quietly funded research into “ocular-motor deception detection,” few outside the Intelligence Community…

 

ICE to outsource decisions about what surveillance tools to buy next

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to hand a private contractor the keys to its surveillance future, outsourcing the…

 

ICE use of commercial phone tracking tool draws congressional scrutiny

A group of Democratic lawmakers on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform are pressing Department of Homeland Security…

 

TSA PreCheck to remain open during federal shutdown, DHS says

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) briefly set off alarm bells across the travel industry when it announced that the…

 

US lawmaker unveils plan for sweeping overhaul of Privacy Act

Democratic Rep. Lori Trahan this week released a sweeping report arguing that the decades old Privacy Act of 1974, once…

 

DHS signals major expansion of biometric matching infrastructure

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry input on biometric matching software…

 

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner stands firm in face of US demands

For a few weeks, there wasn’t much news about how U.S. Congress has demanded that Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman…

 

CBP embeds Clearview AI into tactical targeting operations

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is formally integrating Clearview AI’s facial recognition platform into its intelligence and targeting operations,…

 

US Congress deadlocked as homeland security funding set to expire

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is racing toward a funding deadline this week as Congress remains deadlocked over its…

 

Kids Off Social Media Act gains House backing as Senate advances bill

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna have introduced the House companion to S.278, the Kids Off…

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