DHS moves forward on autonomous surveillance towers at the border
The agency has had four vendors pass an “autonomy test,” Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said during a budget hearing Thursday.
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Surveillance towers stand between new sections of the primary and secondary steel bollard-style border wall along the US-Mexico border on May 10, 2021 in San Diego County, California. US-Mexico frontier. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) Tech -
The Government Accountability Office in D.C. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier) AI Agencies fall short on documenting AI acquisition best practices, GAO says
A new report from the congressional watchdog found that agencies are not “systematically collecting lessons learned from AI acquisitions.”
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(Getty Images) Commentary How agencies can operationalize the White House’s cybercrime order through identity
A former operational expert at multiple federal law enforcement agencies details how identity-based attacks are forcing change.
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Helicopter shot of the United States Capitol and Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. at sunset, with the National Mall in the background. AI AI risk management deadline hits federal agencies. Not all were ready.
DHS and DOJ are among the agencies lagging behind those that have publicly posted updated AI inventories, per OMB requirements, and outlined changes to FedScoop.
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AI How tech and data-sharing fueled record arrests for ICE
And, the war in Iran is quickly becoming defined by the use of drones.
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An ICE agent stands alongside a long line of travelers waiting to pass through a TSA Checkpoint at the Philadelphia International Airport on March 28, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) Tech ICE credits technology, data-sharing for exceeding arrest goals
The Department of Homeland Security unit increased its annual target of arrests of individuals with criminal history or pending charges after more than doubling its 2025 goal.
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AI Trump admin sets $75.7B topline civilian IT budget for 2027
And, GSA sticks with plan to use agencies’ leftover money to fund TMF in 2027.
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DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Workforce White House wants to downsize DHS inspector general office
The proposed fiscal year 2027 spending package would trim funding of the key oversight unit at a time when calls for accountability and transparency at DHS are mounting.
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(Getty Images) Tech White House sets $75.7B topline IT budget for fiscal 2027
The spending request, which excludes the Pentagon’s massive IT budget, is up from the $67.9 billion the Office of Management and Budget earmarked for tech in the current fiscal year.
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Tech Trump administration’s embrace of drones picks up steam with DHS, FCC moves
The Department of Homeland Security awards unmanned aircraft systems contracts, while the Federal Communications Commission seeks UAS licensing and spectrum info.