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.

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.

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.

With 26 lawmakers backing it, the legislation would prevent the two Department of Homeland Security units from sharing information related to immigration enforcement.

An amicus brief led by Congressional Hispanic Caucus members made the case that the data-sharing pact violated privacy law and threatens federal revenue.

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…

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said the DHS component fell short on safeguarding standards that hadn’t been resolved before the IRS process began.

The follow-on contract with the data-focused vendor is expected to have a $1 million ceiling and will be awarded toward the end of this year.

And, ICE sets a $25M boost for iris recognition technology

The Department of Homeland Security unit continues to build out its tech stack for in-the-field agents, focusing on identity verification via biometrics.