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)
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.
The National Housing Law Project has been seeking communications about HUD’s pact with DHS and USCIS to share tenant information for immigration enforcement.
Agents with the Homeland Security Investigations attend a press conference after the sentencing of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada outside of Brooklyn Federal Court on July 20, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
DHS’s inspector general found that the agency spent millions to develop inadequate tools amid a shift toward immigration enforcement and away from drug investigations.
Omaha Police Officer Jason Cvitanov points out the contact pads on the Compliant Technologies G.L.O.V.E. during an interview at Omaha Police Headquarters in Omaha, Neb. on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026.
(Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via Getty Images)
The Department of Homeland Security component intends to spend up to $20 million on the “conductive distraction and de-escalation” devices made by Compliant Technologies.
Members of TSA and the agency's Science and Technology Directorate created a pair of systems to address shortfalls and improve the utility of related tools.
Steven McAndrews will take over the top technology role at the DHS component after most recently serving as the National Nuclear Security Administration’s deputy CIO.