Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Archives

Senators want TSA to scale back facial recognition at airports

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

2 hours ago By Rebecca Heilweil

The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen inside a press conference room on May 11, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

DOGE has arrived at the heart of Homeland Security’s biometrics operations

Sources say the Elon Musk-led group is considering a system that agency leaders had hoped would replace its current biometrics database.

3 days ago By Rebecca Heilweil

Rodney Scott, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images News)

Customs and Border Protection’s AI investments won’t erase need for officers, nominee says

Rodney Scott told senators the agency is pushing forward on non-intrusive technologies for inspections, but humans will continue to play a major role.

Apr 30, 2025 By Matt Bracken

A passenger jet takes off over the runway threshold lights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Aug. 12, 2024, in Arlington, Va. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Democrats raise questions about Secret Service’s anti-drone work at DC airport

A Monday letter from top Democrats on the House Transportation and Homeland Security committees raises serious concerns about safety at the airport.

Apr 14, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

A view of the Internal Revenue Service building. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Acting IRS chief set to leave following Treasury deal to share taxpayer data with ICE

Melanie Krause is taking the government’s deferred resignation offer after the tax and immigration enforcement agencies reached a controversial information-sharing pact.

Apr 9, 2025 By Matt Bracken

The seal of the Department of Homeland Security is seen on a podium on Feb. 23, 2015, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

DOGE reduction-in-force efforts reach Homeland Security

Some House Democrats have criticized the group’s access to IT systems, including those at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Apr 8, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

USCIS — A sign outside a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration office in the Northlake area of DeKalb County, Georgia. (Image credit: Gulbenk / Wikimedia Commons).

DOGE granted access to naturalization-related IT systems, memo shows

A memo from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services raises concerns about the extent to which the Elon Musk-led group could access personal information related to immigration.

Apr 2, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

Karen Evans, DOE — Karen Evans at the 2019 Cybersecurity Leadership Forum. (FedScoop)

Veteran federal IT official Karen Evans tapped for top DHS post

Evans, currently CISA’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity, has been nominated as undersecretary for management at DHS.

Mar 28, 2025 By Matt Bracken

A Department of Homeland Security logo is seen inside a press conference room on May 11, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

DHS picks Marine, intelligence veteran as new CIO

Antoine McCord spent 18 years in a variety of cyber and national security roles, according to the agency.

Mar 14, 2025 By Matt Bracken

CBP still working toward anomaly detection algorithms at the border

A series of privacy threshold analyses were recently released by the agency.

Feb 26, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil