Articles Tagged with ''DHS''

Cruise passengers debarking at the Port of San Francisco can have their identity verified via facial biometrics operated by the Department of Homeland Security.

Files released to the ACLU by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reveal widespread purchases of cell phone location data by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Nine contracts of around $1 million were awarded to small businesses by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to build security technology prototypes.

James Murray, former Director of the U.S. Secret Service, has been named the new Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Snap Inc.

DHS announced the results of Invent2Prevent, a program that empowers university and high school students to develop innovative projects that help prevent targeted violence and terrorism.

Joel Thacker, fire safety and security professional, has been named the new Executive Director of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced a series of airport security updates to reduce false alarm rates and improve security screening technology for transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming passengers.

Baxter Kruger, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, has been named the new Director of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has requested feedback from industry leaders and interested parties on the subject of artificial intelligence, including facial recognition. The technologies have been used widely by the department, but DHS highlighted concerns around bias and privacy that follow AI and facial recognition implementations.

The new bill, the DHS Software Supply Chain Risk Management Act of 2021 (H.R. 4611), will secure the supply chains involved in Department of Homeland Security software contracts by requiring a new certification.