A letter led by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., hammers Treasury’s “refusal to answer basic questions” about the pact and requests responses from Scott Bessent by Feb. 16.

The Virginia lawmakers sent a letter urging the agency’s inspector general to investigate current and upcoming DHS procurements that enable broad data collection and analysis.

From searches of mobile devices to facial recognition, the Homeland Security division has nearly doubled its use cases since July 2025, according to the Wednesday report.

Three lawmakers introduced a bill that would require certain employees of the Department of Homeland Security to wear clearly visible, scannable QR codes.

CIO Dustin Goetz said the agency is using Stella, an AI chatbot, to help do the work of lower-level roles in cybersecurity, service desk and administrative functions.

The DHS component fell behind on deployment of non-intrusive inspection technology at ports of entry but is making progress, per a CBP official, who acknowledged personnel reassignments…

"We are supporting the mission of our colleagues at the Department of Homeland Security, and that includes enforcement of immigration laws,” Ha Nguyen McNeill said.

The lawmakers introduced legislation that would set departmentwide standards in an effort to prevent misuse and strengthen protections for citizens.

Members of the House Homeland Security Committee warned Apple and Google execs in letters Friday of “serious risks” to DHS personnel.

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.