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.
CBP
CBP-ICE Host Joint HUBZone Industry Day
The Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone) program helps small businesses in urban and rural communities gain preferential access to federal procurement opportunities.
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
OIG Reviews Drug Control Policy Accounting for Three DHS Agencies
Each year, National Drug Control Program agencies are required to submit detailed accounting for all funds spent to the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Customs & Immigration
OIG: ICE Needs to Evaluate Agency Training Model
ICE does not agree with the recommendation, though, and intends to return to program-led basic and advanced training while also maintaining the centralization of cross-cutting training functions.
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.”
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