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Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

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.
Samuel Howerton, chief scientist within DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate, and Andrew McClure, director of DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response, during a fireside conversation at the 17th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Courtesy of Billington CyberSecurity Summit)

DHS finds a technology partner in the Energy Department

The law enforcement agency joined the Genesis Mission and partnered with DOE’s national labs for expertise on other projects.
A U.S. Secret Service robot dog manufactured by Boston Dynamics patrols the grounds at President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort on November 18, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

ICE plans for robodogs met with concern by privacy experts

The planned $2 million investment follows increased use of the tech in law enforcement operations, such as to support security operations during the World Cup.
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Voters fill out their ballots at a polling place in the Tamarack Nature Center on Aug. 11, 2026, in White Bear Township, Minn. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

ICE tabs millions for analytics help to comb through voter data

The Department of Homeland Security component plans to spend up to $5 million on procuring services to support its “fraud detection” and “data segmentation” efforts.
A look at a Compliant Technologies Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, G.L.O.V.E., at Omaha Police Headquarters in Omaha, Neb. on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via Getty Images)

ICE moves forward on procuring thousands of shock gloves

The Department of Homeland Security unit will spend more than $16.7 million on 6,650 of the “conductive distraction and de-escalation” devices made by Compliant Technologies.
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