A public records request shows that the agency has lost three servers in recent years, along with other devices.

The collaboration with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory builds on previous DHS work with Interior and CBP.

FBI, DOJ and CBP officials ask House lawmakers to give state and local authorities coverage permissions for unmanned aircraft systems.

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

Tech leaders at the agency say AI tools have complemented border agents’ jobs.

Rep. Lou Correa is “cautiously optimistic” that the bipartisan legislation will get a Senate companion and be signed into law, a spokesperson said.