FBI Raids Offices of Major Government Contractor Carahsoft
The FBI, in coordination with the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), has conducted a raid on the Reston, Virginia headquarters of Carahsoft…
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U.S. Civl Rights Commission to Publish Federal FRT Report
The United States Commission on Civil Rights will publish a report on “The Civil Rights Implications of the Federal Use of Facial Recognition Technology” this…
NIST’s Digital ID Lead Highlights PKI, Passkeys for Federal Cybersecurity
Federal officials are emphasizing the need to further standardize and implement new identity authentication measures, such as phishing-resistant authentication…
NIST Updates PIV Standard, Seeking FIPS 201 Alignment
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its PIV standards to better align with revisions to the Federal Information Processing…
ICE, CBP Face Lawsuits Over Noncitizen Biometric Data Sharing
A digital rights advocacy group, Access Now, and the Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic are suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border…
Lawmakers Push Again for Federal Biometrics Ban
Lawmakers in Washington have introduced the “Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act”, which would ban the government from using facial…