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AI use case inventory

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents walk outside the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura, California, on July 27, 2026. The Ventura County Government Center has been the site of tense standoffs and confrontations in recent weeks between ICE agents, local community observers, and protesters. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP via Getty Images)

ICE plans AI assistant to have role in use case development, document shows

While the system’s deployment timeline is unclear, the Department of Homeland Security unit described the platform as providing a secure access point to large language models.
The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, part of the U.S. Department of Justice, is displayed at the J. Edgar Hoover Building on August 8, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

FBI is using much more AI than what it previously disclosed

The agency’s top artificial intelligence leader said the agency has 139 approved use cases, more than double the number of entries in its public AI inventory.
Department of Homeland Security officers are seen outside of a federal immigration office after a man was fatally shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, on July 14, 2026 in Scarborough, Maine. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

Homeland Security’s updated AI inventory raises more questions than it answers

Months past the deadline, the agency has generally filled in its risk management sections for high-impact use cases, but it also walked back some deployment statuses and…
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)

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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A view of the J. Edgar Hoover Building, which served as the headquarters building for the Federal Bureau of Investigation since 1975, in Washington, DC, on Dec. 29, 2025. FBI Director Kash Patel announced on December 26 that the FBI has finalized a plan to permanently close the building and move the FBI workforce to a new facility. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI expands AI-powered biometric, facial recognition capabilities, inventory shows

In the past year, the Department of Justice division has added 31 new AI use cases with nearly half enabling law enforcement activities.
The front doors of the Internal Revenue Service building are seen in Washington, D.C., on May 18, 2025. (Photo by Wesley Lapointe/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

IRS ramps up AI use amid staff cuts, Treasury inventory shows

The tax agency accounts for nearly half of Treasury’s AI use cases, with a heavy focus on IT and some fraud-fighting tech, but no results for “collections”…
ICE agents leave a residence after knocking on the door on Jan. 28, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security continues its immigration enforcement operations after two high-profile killings by federal agents in recent weeks. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

ICE drives AI use case growth within Homeland Security

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.
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