Rebecca Gambler

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

Customs and Border Protection expands use of facial recognition

As of July, facial recognition technology is scanning departing travelers in 32 airports and all arriving air travelers.

Technology

GAO

Virtual immigration hearings during COVID could have gone better, GAO says

Agency Oversight

Poor communication, planning led to massively underused border facility

Agency Oversight

Despite hiring improvements, CBP still understaffed

Federal Drive

Executive Briefing Series: Facial Recognition

Analysis

Rebecca Gambler: USCIS needs to plug holes in SAVE program

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Rebecca Gambler: CBP needs to assess its use of aerial surveillance

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Rebecca Gambler: Despite progress, DHS still on GAO’s high-risk list

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Variety of management issues on DHS’ plate for 2017

Management

Rebecca Gambler: Border Patrol screening system needs work

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Rebecca Gambler: Using biometric IDs to track foreign visitors

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Rebecca Gambler: Asylum backlog stands at more than 100,000

Backlogs seem to be the bane of the government’s existence. Now a new backlog has emerged; applications for asylum in the United States. Applications have…

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Rebecca Gambler, Homeland Security & Justice Issues Director, GAO

The drone fleet at Customs and Border Protection isn’t big, but the law states that very strict oversight from the Homeland Security Department and CBP…

Federal Drive Show Blog – August 6, 2013

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