facial recognition

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2020, file photo, a video surveillance camera is installed on the ceiling above a subway platform in the Court Street station in the Brooklyn borough of New York. State lawmakers across the U.S. are reconsidering the tradeoffs of facial recognition technology amid civil rights and racial bias concerns. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Biden administration trying to find happy medium when it comes to facial recognition

In today’s Federal Newscast, Can the government safely and equitably use facial recognition for identity proofing? That’s the question the General Services…

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this March 22, 2013 file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. As millions of Americans file their income tax returns, their chances of getting audited by the IRS have rarely been so low. The number of people audited by the IRS last year dropped for the sixth straight year, to just over 1 million. The last time so few people were audited was 2004, when the population was significantly smaller. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS ‘struck a nerve’ with facial recognition, but pieces missing in fight against fraud

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this March 9, 2021, file photo, Army health specialists fill syringes with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Miami. Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19, the first three months of the rollout suggest faster is not necessarily better. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

New IG report shows Air Force, Army had issues rolling out vaccine overseas

Federal Newscast

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IRS walks away from facial recognition to access online tools after backlash

IT Modernization

Why maybe, just maybe, the era of the password is finally sunsetting

Cybersecurity

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As part of CBP’s one-to-one biometric facial recognition testing on inbound, international flights, a traveler has his photo taken and compared against his passport photo to confirm his identity at Dulles Airport. Photo by Glenn Fawcett

CBP building on facial recognition successes as travelers reap benefits of expedited process

Technology

GAO

Facial recognition technology gaining speed within federal agencies

Technology

In this photo taken Tuesday, May 7, 2019, is a security camera in the Financial District of San Francisco. San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies as the technology creeps increasingly into daily life. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

DoD, DHS vet facial recognition tools for reliability in effort to build trust

Technology

With Afghan government falling, Pentagon deciding what to do with money for security forces

Federal Newscast

Does affective computing have a place in federal law enforcement?

Artificial Intelligence

DHS biometric recognition program replacement is 3 years behind schedule

Agency Oversight

DHS on hunt for next generation of facial recognition technology

A facial recognition showcase in September will give the Department of Homeland Security a peek into the private sector’s latest biotechnology innovations.

Technology

Intelligence community’s three A’s of digital transformation: Augmentation, AI and automation

For John Beieler, the director of Science and Technology for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, that means making sure agencies invest…

Technology

NIST updating guidance on facial recognition algorithms

Technology

The pandemic has inspired new uses for facial recognition software, but may require tweaking of algorithms.