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A U.S. Secret Service robot dog manufactured by Boston Dynamics patrols the grounds at President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort on November 18, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

ICE plans for robodogs met with concern by privacy experts

The planned $2 million investment follows increased use of the tech in law enforcement operations, such as to support security operations during the World Cup.
Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence testifies before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee on electronic health record modernization on Sept. 2, 2026. (K. Sophie Will/Scoop News Group photo)

House committee votes to subpoena Oracle after fiery hearing on VA’s $27B EHRM contract

Across the aisle, lawmakers expressed outrage over the recent contract ceiling hike after Oracle’s CEO told Congress four years ago that the company would not raise costs.
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A look at a Compliant Technologies Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, G.L.O.V.E., at Omaha Police Headquarters in Omaha, Neb. on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via Getty Images)

ICE moves forward on procuring thousands of shock gloves

The Department of Homeland Security unit will spend more than $16.7 million on 6,650 of the “conductive distraction and de-escalation” devices made by Compliant Technologies.
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