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DHS tries to lessen constraints of biometric identity verification

Members of TSA and the agency's Science and Technology Directorate created a pair of systems to address shortfalls and improve the utility of related tools.

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The agency released an enterprise AI strategy in September 2025. The new RFI calls for intel on agentic capabilities and how SSA can “accelerate” an agency-wide approach…

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Secret Service reveals new surveillance system amid slowdown in privacy impact assessments

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