House Democrats eye limits on mobile biometric surveillance apps for DHS
The lawmakers introduced legislation that would set departmentwide standards in an effort to prevent misuse and strengthen protections for citizens.
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Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., talks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol after the last vote of the week on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Policy -
Cyber DHS launches drone-focused office ahead of World Cup, America250
And, Congress earmarks $5M for TMF in fiscal 2026 funding bills
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A DJI Mavic Pro 3 camera sits the ground ready for take off on Jan. 12, 2026 in New Brighton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Tech DHS launches drone-focused office ahead of World Cup, America250
The new entity is dedicated to “rapidly procuring and deploying” drone and counter-drone technologies, according to the agency’s announcement Monday.
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A binary code and Palantir logo are seen in this multpiple exposure illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on February 21, 2024. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Emerging Tech SBA turns to Palantir after Minnesota fraud allegations spark national probe
The $300,000 contract comes amid the Trump administration’s push to root out alleged fraud in Minnesota and eventually across the U.S.
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Rep. Yvette D. Clarke, D-N.Y., speaks during the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Sept. 23, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) Policy Lawmakers push back on proposed DHS data collection expansion
Congressional members requested guardrails, transparency and oversight in a letter to the secretary of Homeland Security and director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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ICE agents conduct operations in the Little Village neighborhood, a predominantly Mexican-American community in Chicago, on Nov. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) Policy Republicans want Big Tech to stop hosting DHS enforcement-tracking apps
Members of the House Homeland Security Committee warned Apple and Google execs in letters Friday of “serious risks” to DHS personnel.
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A woman walks under a sign of big data analytics Palantir at their stand ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on May 22, 2022. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) Emerging Tech Palantir quietly lands in Education Department through foreign funding portal
The company is not publicly listed as part of the new portal project in federal spending records.
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The Internal Revenue Service building on Feb. 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Annabelle Gordon for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Federal Court blocks IRS from sharing taxpayer addresses with ICE
A federal judge sided with plaintiffs who argued that the data-sharing pact violated privacy laws, putting immigrants at risk of their information being “impermissibly used” by ICE.
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An exterior view of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Washington D.C., on Jan. 5, 2023. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Federal Privacy group sues feds over talks with tech companies on ICE raid trackers
The lawsuit concerns the removal of apps like ICEBlock, Red Dot and DeICER from online playstores that provide real-time tracking of immigration raids.
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ICE agents conduct operations in the Little Village neighborhood, a predominantly Mexican-American community in Chicago, on Nov. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) Federal Dem governors unwittingly share DMV data with ICE, lawmakers warn
40 congressional Democrats are urging blue-state leaders to block ICE access to a database containing residents’ driver license and registration information.