Trump administration’s citizenship database avoids oversight; ignites Big Brother fears
In a sweeping move that has reshaped the architecture of federal identity verification, the Trump administration has created a searchable…
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Unexplained USCIS requests suggest DHS using AI to flag visa applicants
In an unexpected and deeply concerning move, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun issuing Requests for Evidence…
DHS S&T, USCIS partner on digital credentials using open standards
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that…
Modernized biometrics services help USCIS cut immigration backlog
The agency that administers the U.S. immigration service says it cut its caseload backlog 15 percent year over year in…
Amentum wins $282M contract for US biometric immigration systems
A sprawling engineering and integration firm has been awarded its second big U.S. immigration biometrics contract in three months. Both…
US DHS awards $407M immigration biometrics contract to Amentum
A $407 million, five-year U.S. government contract has been awarded to Amentum. Part of the contract, from the Citizenship and…
Pluribus Digital awarded $135M DHS contract for biometrics information management service
The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has awarded a $135 million contract to Solution Technology Systems,…
Idemia NA fingerprint biometrics contract for US immigration extended, upgrade coming
Idemia Identity & Security North America has had its biometrics contract with U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) extended…
US immigration officials want everyone on same page before $500M biometric contract let
The U.S. government wants to hear from people about a virtual conference it plans to hold to talk about an…
Dignari selected to provide digital identity and access management services to US gov for $29M
Security firm Dignari will provide the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) with identity,…
