Department of Homeland Security Chief Information Officer Eric Hysen speaks at FedTalks 2022. (Image credit: Pepe Gomez / Pixelme Studio) DHS releases commercial generative AI guidance and is experimenting with building its own models "Our strategy has been that because AI is such a broad technology — or set of technologies — we are issuing specific guidance on different types of… Nov 30, 2023 By Billy Mitchell
Washington DC Master Patrol Officer Benjamin Fettering demonstrates how a Wolfcam body camera is worn in place of a normal radio microphone before a press conference at City Hall September 24, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Homeland Security reveals new body-worn camera policy The policy was formalized in response to an executive order, signed last year, which aimed to boost public trust in law enforcement. May 23, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 16: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) DHS launches website with research, grants, and tools to combat spike in domestic terrorism PreventionResourceFinder.gov will be routinely updated with new evidence-based research and information about grants and additional resources. Mar 24, 2023 By Nihal Krishan
(Wikimedia Commons) Human rights and data privacy groups call on ICE not to renew contract with LexisNexis Dozens of groups have signed a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Feb 23, 2023 By Nihal Krishan
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 16: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) DHS board: No one used software inventories to find vulnerable Log4j deployments Many in government and industry want software bills of materials to be the development compliance standard. Jul 14, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas gestures as he speaks at a press briefing at the White House on September 24, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) TSA will require high-risk air and rail transit entities to report cyberattacks The directive will be modeled after similar ones issued to pipeline operators following the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. Oct 6, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) DHS releases roadmap to post-quantum cryptography DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says now is the time for agencies to protect their data from advancements in quantum computing. Oct 4, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir