Trump shuts down CBP One app, closing a pathway to America
The app, which faced technical problems, had been targeted by the president on the campaign trail.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents watch over immigrants next to the U.S.-Mexico border fence before transporting them for processing on Jan. 19, 2025 near Sasabe, Ariz. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Policy -
Department of Homeland Security Chief Information Officer Eric Hysen speaks at FedTalks 2022. (Image credit: Pepe Gomez / Pixelme Studio) AI Department of Homeland Security reveals nearly 160 ways it’s using AI
The agency made public 29 deployed use cases that are safety- or rights-impacting, with another 10 on the way.
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The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen at the ICE Cyber Crimes Center expanded facilities in Fairfax, Va., on July 22, 2015. (Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images) Emerging Tech Customs and Border Protection is expanding its use of biometric iris recognition
The agency hopes to use the technology in all of its border apprehensions, according to a source familiar with the program.
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(Getty Images) Tech Growing data culture requires agencywide buy in, officials say
Among the ways data officials are building that culture: Shark Tank-style competitions and a “data bodega.”
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The seal of the Department of Homeland Security is seen on a podium on Feb. 23, 2015, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) AI DHS touts AI work and pilots a year after executive order
The White House also took a moment to document its progress on goals related to the tech.
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FedTalks More than 140 groups flag DHS’s AI use cases in new letter; Watchdog calls for additional oversight of VA’s Digital GI Bill Platform
More than 140 groups have signed a letter saying DHS AI use cases violate federal rules. And, the VA’s Digital GI Bill Platform is over budget and behind schedule, leading to the need for additional oversight.
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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on the fiscal year 2025 budget in Washington, D.C. on April 16, 2024. (Photo by Allison Bailey / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images) AI 140+ groups flag DHS’s AI use cases in new letter to Mayorkas
The letter to the secretary from a collection of immigrant and civil rights organizations, unions and more comes ahead of upcoming deadlines for agencies related to their AI use case inventories.
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(Getty Images) Tech CBP issues privacy impact assessment for past commercial telemetry data usage
The agency said it “no longer collects telemetry data” from commercial vendors.
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer greets international passengers at Miami International Airport in February 2019. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Flickr) Tech CBP could have better prepared for tech challenges with app, watchdog says
Functionality issues plagued the CBP One mobile platform, creating many challenges for the DHS agency, the OIG found.
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Tech Cellebrite seeks more fed business; VA shifts to Login.gov and ID.me for health services
Israeli firm behind tech that reportedly cracked Trump shooter’s phone wants more fed business;
VA moving to Login.gov and ID.me for managing health care services