The Department of Homeland Security is considering updates to how it verifies identity and conducts security threat assessments for PreCheck applicants.

ID.me will be used to verify Medicare beneficiaries online starting in 2026, according to a release from the company. Medicare will also deploy CLEAR.

40 congressional Democrats are urging blue-state leaders to block ICE access to a database containing residents’ driver license and registration information.

Several new privacy documents regarding the agency’s Traveler Verification Service were released by the agency Wednesday.

But the watchdog said the agency has “no plans” to update a September 2023 letter on the technology.

The bipartisan Traveler Privacy Protection Act would give travelers at airports the option to not have their faces scanned by the technology.

The single sign-on platform faces scrutiny from the GAO for non-compliance with NIST remote identity proofing standards.

A group of House Science Republicans asked NIST to share its findings on digital identity and facial recognition.

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights delivers recommendations to agencies aimed at curbing disparities and shaping “the future of civil rights in the age of AI.”

A national AI advisory group voted in favor of findings and recommendations to require federal law enforcement agencies to follow a checklist when testing AI tools in…