Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Archives

FBI’s AI efforts face funding and workforce barriers, OIG finds

The watchdog said the bureau has taken “important initial steps” on AI but “accelerated adoption” is hindered by budget, hiring and retention issues.

Dec 19, 2024 By Matt Bracken

Buildings in downtown Newark are seen from an airplane approaching Newark Liberty Airport on April 21, 2019, in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

FBI, DHS supporting New Jersey drone response with detection methods

The agencies said the mysterious sightings thought to be drones appear to actually be manned aircraft operating lawfully.

Dec 12, 2024 By Madison Alder

A DJI Mavic 3 drone flies past a U.S. government surveillance tower near the U.S.-Mexico border on Sept. 27, 2022, in Yuma, Ariz. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)Images)

Federal law enforcement officials make the case for expanded drone authorities

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

Dec 11, 2024 By Matt Bracken

The FBI is using AI to mine threat tips, but isn’t sharing much detail

Documents obtained by FedScoop show that the algorithms were “up and running” in 2019.

Oct 17, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil

The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen outside of its headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 15, 2022. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Headquarters of government IT contractor Carahsoft raided by FBI

Carahsoft confirmed the DOJ was at its office Tuesday “conducting an investigation” related to a company it’s done business with in the past.

Sep 24, 2024 By Billy Mitchell Madison Alder

Members of the Secret Service arrive to board Air Force One to escort US President Donald Trump at Andrews Air Force Base May 4, 2017 in Maryland. Image credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images.

Amid scrutiny into the US Secret Service, a look at how the agency uses technology

The Secret Service is typically mum about the technology it deploys to protect presidents, but plenty is publicly disclosed.

Jul 22, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil Caroline Nihill

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Israeli firm behind tech that reportedly cracked Trump shooter’s phone wants more fed business

Cellebrite, a digital intelligence firm, announced a restructuring Wednesday aimed at getting more federal business and is closing in on a FedRAMP sponsorship.

Jul 17, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil

David Miller, interim chief technology officer at the FBI, is pictured sitting in a chair on stage at a GDIT event. He is holding a microphone and sits in front of a striped backdrop with the name of the event on it: "EMERGE: AI on the Frontlines." — David Miller (right), interim chief technology officer at the FBI, discusses how the agency is operationalizing AI at a GDIT event June 4, 2024. Ralph Tursi (left), the senior director of law enforcement at GDIT, moderated the discussion.

FBI’s AI work includes ‘Shark Tank’-style idea exploration, tip line use case

Adopting AI for its own work — such as the FBI’s tip line — and identifying how adversaries could be using the technology are both in focus…

Jun 5, 2024 By Madison Alder

From left, GDIT’s Nisa Moore, the Treasury Department’s Sarah Nur, the State Department’s Gharun Lacy and Eileen Vidrine, formerly of the Air Force, participate in a panel discussion at a GDIT event on June 4, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

AI fuels rise in attacks from ‘unsophisticated threat actors,’ federal cyber leaders say

Officials from Treasury, State and the FBI say information-sharing is increasingly important as AI enables so-so hackers to level up.

Jun 5, 2024 By Matt Bracken

FBI’s $8 billion information technology services contract is its largest ever

The contract vehicle for IT services and supplies is the largest such agreement the FBI has ever established, the bureau said.

May 28, 2024 By Madison Alder