Progress made, but CBP still confronts challenges implementing biometric entry-exit program
While Customs and Border Protection (CBP) “made considerable progress developing and implementing a biometric capability to track air passenger exits…
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Absentee ballots cast with biometric voting system in West Virginia
U.S. military personnel and overseas voters registered in West Virginia have begun casting absentee ballots for the upcoming November 6…
U.S. Senator calls on regulators to consider bias in facial recognition and AI
American Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) has sent letters to the FBI, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Equal Employment…
U.S. House passes bill to expand biometric technology, training, data sharing with foreign partners
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan bill to share biometric technology, training, and data with allied countries…
U.S. Department of Defense will invest up to $2 billion in AI research
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will invest up to $2 billion in artificial intelligence…
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and CBP unveil new biometric screening system
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, have unveiled a new biometric screening system…
Universal Power Industry Corp unit to sell Weibridge facial recognition technology in North America
Universal Power Industry Corporation (UPIN) division Advanced Technology Group has reached a deal with Shanghai Weibridge Network Corp. to be…
Hikvision hires lobbyist to fight U.S. government surveillance technology ban
Mercury Public Affairs will represent Hikvision USA under a one-year, $840,000 agreement, to determine the impact of National Defense Authorization…
Concerns raised about voting infrastructure security in mid-term elections
In the wake of mounting concerns over the security of the nation’s voting infrastructure during the 2018 midterm elections –…
DHS works to strengthen election security on heels of bipartisan legislation
What one congressional observer called, “a day late and a dollar short,” the bipartisan Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018…
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