Border Security
Skin Color, Gender Confound Face Recognition Software, Adding to Controversy Over Federal Use
DHS agencies have been testing face-scanning technology on departing passengers at airports in Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Miami, New York City, Houston, and Washington, D.C.
Daily News & Analysis
New Platform Helps FEMA Plan for Hurricanes
The result is a platform that can track storms and provide emergency managers with the detailed information they need to make critical decisions.
Airport & Aviation Security
Trump Creates Multi-Agency National Vetting Center for Entry Into U.S.
Coordinating intelligence and law enforcement information will improve identification of "terrorists, criminals, and other nefarious actors trying to enter and remain," says White House.
Airport & Aviation Security
Crisis-Driven Policies and Technology Choices May Erode Cyber-Resilience
Report recommends governments make cyber policy using an ongoing iterative process in place of one that is "ad hoc and crisis-driven" and produces "patchwork legislation.”
Border Security
Trump Attacks as Hill Support Grows for DACA Fix Plus Beefed-Up Border Tech
Bipartisan bills would up the use of the use of drones and other technology to improve “situational awareness and operational control of the border.”
ATF
FBI Leadership Communications on Comey Firing Contradict White House
John Bennett, special agent in charge in San Francisco, wrote at the time, “These events are hard to hear and harder to comprehend.”
ATF
Fifth CR to March 22, 1-Year DACA Extension In Play as Contractor Concern Mounts
Continuing resolutions are costing government suppliers money, and planning for the budget stopgap measures and foregone hiring sap current funds.
ATF
First OASIS Contract On Ramp Adds 31 Small Accounting and R&D Firms
Awards went to companies in accounting, tax preparation and social science and humanities research and development.
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