Customs and Border Protection is not sufficiently informing travelers at airports about its use of facial recognition technology, a government watchdog said. In a new report, the Government Accountability Office said the CBP uses facial recognition at 32 airports for travelers leaving the United States and at all airports for persons entering. Similar privacy concerns […]
Lumen Technologies has secured an 11-year, $137 million task order from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for mission-critical communications support. Lumen will provide secure and resilient communications services that will support CBP’s missions at ports of entry and borders within and outside the U.S.; enhance the design, engineering, management and maintenance of the agency’s communications […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate recently hosted Urban OpEx 2022, an operational experimentation event where first responders got to evaluate new and emerging technology solutions in realistic urban settings. The tests were conducted between July 18 to 22 in select locations throughout the New York Metropolitan area, the S&T Directorate said […]
The General Services Administration has announced several leadership and personnel changes. Jetta Wong, an expert in energy and environment policy, joined GSA as a senior climate adviser to the administrator. Wong most recently served as a senior fellow at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation’s Center for Clean Energy Innovation, GSA said Monday. From 2012 […]
The U.S. Congress is attempting to pass a piece of legislation that would limit what kinds of data federal government agencies can purchase from third-party providers. The push comes after the American Civil Liberties Union published previously unreleased reports about how Department of Homeland Security components bought cellphone location information and other personal data from […]
President Joe Biden has nominated Stephen Owen for the role of chairman of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. The CSB is an independent federal agency tasked with investigating chemical accidents and recommending ways to improve chemical safety. Owens became a member of the CSB in December 2021 after receiving Senate confirmation. Since he […]
President Joe Biden has nominated Shailen Bhatt to serve as director of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration. If confirmed by the Senate, Bhatt would lead an organization tasked with helping state and local governments maintain the national highway system and various federal and tribal-owned lands. Bhatt is currently senior vice president of […]
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it has fully implemented its own electronic health records system. The EHR system is developed specifically for CBP and is built into the agency’s Web Emergency Operations Center application. According to a privacy impact statement for the app, WebEOC is used for incident management, event tracking, facility and […]
President Joe Biden has nominated Jeff Marootian for the role of assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy. Marootian currently works in the White House’s Office of Presidential Personnel as a special assistant to the president. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm released a statement highlighting Marootian’s experience in implementing sustainable transportation policy, the Department […]
The Department of Energy has earmarked $96 million for efforts to reduce emissions in the domestic transportation sector. DOE said the investment will advance President Joe Biden’s vision of achieving a net-zero economy by 2050. According to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Biden’s goal requires wider access to electric vehicles as well as the modernization […]
