Former ICE officials clash on agency’s need for increased data access
Witnesses at a House hearing Tuesday disagreed on the need for access to more data, but fell in line regarding data modernization.
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Department of Homeland Security reveals nearly 160 ways it’s using AI
The agency made public 29 deployed use cases that are safety- or rights-impacting, with another 10 on the way.
140+ groups flag DHS’s AI use cases in new letter to Mayorkas
The letter to the secretary from a collection of immigrant and civil rights organizations, unions and more comes ahead of upcoming deadlines for agencies related to their…
CBP issues privacy impact assessment for past commercial telemetry data usage
The agency said it “no longer collects telemetry data” from commercial vendors.
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.
ICE pursuing privacy approvals related to controversial phone location data
The DHS component has had no new requests for commercial telemetry services since December 2022, but a privacy impact assessment filed by ICE is currently in review.
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ICE says it’s stopped using commercial telemetry data
Spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement tells FedScoop that the agency is no longer using commercial telemetry data, but regulations are still scant.
ICE lacks automated technology to identify imports at high risk for money laundering, watchdog says
Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general finds Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently identifies trade-based money laundering schemes through manual record searches.
Homeland Security reveals new AI use cases — and removes references to others
Previously undisclosed use cases include an ICE facial recognition system and technology for identifying “proof of life".
US Marshals Service responding to ransomware ‘major incident’
The DOJ bureau says it is working to mitigate any potential risks arising from the cyberattack.