Emerging Tech
CBP Proposes Eliminating Age Restrictions and Opt-Out Policies for Non-Citizen Biometric Data Collection
The new rule enables Customs and Border Protection to expand its biometric entry-exit program and changes other regulations along the way.
Emerging Tech
Advisory Committee Recommends DHS Perform Better Outreach Regarding Biometrics Programs
The Homeland Security Advisory Council also said its request to review a controversial biometrics rule was never fulfilled.
Emerging Tech
Army Considers Facial Recognition to Monitor Children in Its Care
The branch aims to pilot video surveillance and machine learning algorithms to see how they can help keep an eye on kids’ well-being in its child development centers.
Ideas
How Government Agencies Can Use Tech to Safely Get Back to Their Workplaces
Now is the time to prioritize collaboration between the IT, physical security and human resources teams.
Modernization
Pentagon Will Move Primary Biometrics Systems to Amazon Cloud
The move means at least two of the government's biggest biometrics databases will live in AWS clouds.
Emerging Tech
DHS Biometrics Proposal Represents ‘Unacceptable Escalation of Government Surveillance,’ Senators Say
Five senators sent a letter urging the Homeland Security Department to abandon a proposal to expand its biometrics program.
Emerging Tech
More than 5,000 Commenters Weigh in on DHS’ Proposal to Collect More Biometrics from Immigrants
Submissions opposing the rule expressed frustration over the abbreviated 30-day comment period.
Policy
CBP Launches Website to Promote Transparency Around Biometric Travel Program
Privacy advocates say they still want better privacy protections for the agency's Entry-Exit program.
Cybersecurity
IG: CBP Responsible for 2019 Biometrics Breach, Though No Federal Networks Were Compromised
A ransomware attack on a Customs and Border Protection vendor leaked facial images on more than 184,000 travelers—something agency security and policy should have prevented.
Emerging Tech
Justice Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Marshals’ Smartphones
The service is looking for a software development kit to help it integrate biometrics tools with an app used to facilitate prisoner transfers.
Emerging Tech
Bill Would ‘Jumpstart’ Planning Process for Beefing up Border Security Tech
The bill, announced by Rep. Elissa Slotkin, would require the Homeland Security Department to develop a comprehensive border security technology strategy.
Emerging Tech
City Ban on Business Use of Facial Recognition Tech Said to Be a First
Elected leaders in Portland, Oregon approved the measure this week.
Artificial Intelligence
New Pentagon Initiative Aims to Help Allies, Contractors Work Together on AI
New tools are planned to help various militaries and defense companies cooperate and interoperate on artificial intelligence.
Digital Government
GAO Issues Definitive List of Most Important Federal IT Acquisitions
The Government Accountability Office scored more than 100 federal IT projects and offered detailed breakdowns of the most “essential mission-critical IT acquisitions.”
Digital Government
DHS Files Rule Proposing Increasing Scope of Biometric Information Collection
The Homeland Security Department posted the full text of a proposal to the Federal Register that would give it the ability to collect more biometric information from immigrants.
Digital Government
DHS, USCIS Want to Collect More Biometric Information from Immigrants
The Homeland Security Department will propose a rule change that would allow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to collect voice, iris and facial recognition scans.
Digital Government
Customs Deploying Biometric Tech at Ports Without Fully Addressing Privacy Requirements, GAO Finds
A new audit shows Customs and Border Protection isn’t providing enough transparency to travelers regarding facial recognition technology at ports.
Cybersecurity
CBP isn't alerting air travelers to biometrics collection, watchdog says
Customs and Border Protection's facial recognition program that collects photos of air travelers is hitting its performance targets according to a Government Accountability Office audit, but passengers aren't seeing privacy information and opt-out signage.
Emerging Tech
D.C. Airport Pilots TSA’s New ‘Self-Service’ Biometric Tech To Confirm IDs in Real-Time
The work builds on a prior test of the credential authentication technology.
Ideas