U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Archives

The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen at the ICE Cyber Crimes Center expanded facilities in Fairfax, Va., on July 22, 2015. (Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images)

Customs and Border Protection is expanding its use of biometric iris recognition

The agency hopes to use the technology in all of its border apprehensions, according to a source familiar with the program.

Dec 3, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil

The seal of the Department of Homeland Security is seen on a podium on Feb. 23, 2015, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

DHS touts AI work and pilots a year after executive order

The White House also took a moment to document its progress on goals related to the tech.

Oct 30, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil

The Daily Scoop Podcast

How U.S. Customs and Border Protection is driving AI adoption, with CTO Sunil Madhugiri

CBP's Sunil Madhugiri joins the podcast to talk about his agency adoption of AI and other emerging technologies.

Oct 1, 2024 By FedScoop Staff

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on the fiscal year 2025 budget in Washington, D.C. on April 16, 2024. (Photo by Allison Bailey / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

140+ groups flag DHS’s AI use cases in new letter to Mayorkas

The letter to the secretary from a collection of immigrant and civil rights organizations, unions and more comes ahead of upcoming deadlines for agencies related to their…

Sep 4, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil

Customs and Border Protection, Miami — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer greets international passengers at Miami International Airport in February 2019. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Flickr)

CBP could have better prepared for tech challenges with app, watchdog says

Functionality issues plagued the CBP One mobile platform, creating many challenges for the DHS agency, the OIG found.

Aug 22, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil

CBP’s Edward Mays on the benefits of cloud-based collaboration tools

Edward Mays | Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Infrastructure & Support Services, and Chief Enterprise Infrastructure Officer | CBP

May 29, 2024 By Scoop News Group

(U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Flickr)

CBP document of alleged trade violations reveals claims about forced labor, national security issues

An online portal run by Customs and Border Protection houses closed allegations on electronics products related to health and safety, national security, and Apple products and forced…

May 7, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil

ICE pursuing privacy approvals related to controversial phone location data

The DHS component has had no new requests for commercial telemetry services since December 2022, but a privacy impact assessment filed by ICE is currently in review.

Apr 15, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil

Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, speaks during a hearing on July 18, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Bipartisan House bill calls on DHS to leverage AI for border security

The Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act asks the agency to deliver a report to Congress on how it can use the technology operationally at the border.

Apr 2, 2024 By Matt Bracken

Tech issues are part of the problem — and solution — for FOIA backlog, GAO finds

A new report from the congressional watchdog finds a host of technical problems plaguing FOIA officers, who want standardized tech upgrades to help reduce a backlog that…

Mar 15, 2024 By Matt Bracken