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Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

A U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officer assigned to the Special Operations Division K-9 Unit patrols outside the perimeter of the White House as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with U.S. President Donald Trump on July 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Secret Service reveals new surveillance system amid slowdown in privacy impact assessments

The Helix tool, which combines surveillance video, facial recognition tech and license plate data to monitor potential threats, is one of just a few PIAs posted by…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents patrol Dulles International Airport as a worker washes windows on March 24, 2026 in Dulles, Virginia. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

House Democrats target ICE, TSA data-sharing in new bill

With 26 lawmakers backing it, the legislation would prevent the two Department of Homeland Security units from sharing information related to immigration enforcement.
Department of Homeland Security Investigations Officers operate a drone in search of two individuals who fled the scene after being stopped while selling flowers on the side of the road on Nov. 16, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

DHS begins $1.5B spending spree on drone defense

The awards to Anduril, Booz Allen, GDIT and others come as the agency grapples with lagging counter-UAS skills.
Transportation Security Administration officers screen passengers and check their luggages as they go through security in Terminal 7 of Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, on March 23, 2026. (Etienne Laurent / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

DHS taps dataset of baggage images to improve TSA scans

The agency’s science and technology group contracted with a vendor for synthetic data capabilities to support algorithm development and testing.
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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…
A sign marks the location of the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters building on May 28, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

FEMA begins decommissioning defunct data system

After a series of delays led to an abrupt shutdown last year, the work has begun to sunset the Field Assessment Collection Tools system that supported field…
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testifies before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. Mullin answered subcommittee members’ questions about his department’s FY2027 budget. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

DHS looks to put funds toward FBI’s counter-drone training center

The agency is looking for ways to partner with the Department of Justice unit as UAS threats multiply, Secretary Markwayne Mullin told lawmakers during a hearing.
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