The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on April 29 offered up new guidance and analysis on the use of artificial intelligence technologies in two particularly sensitive areas: weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and the 16 U.S. sectors classified by the Federal government as critical infrastructure. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the establishment of the Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, which will consider ways to promote the safe and secure use of AI technology in U.S. critical infrastructure. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has tapped Michael Boyce to lead its AI Corps, which the agency established back in February. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a new chief information security officer (CISO) as of April 7, a DHS spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]

A new bipartisan bill in the House would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deliver a plan to Congress on how it can integrate emerging technology such as AI and machine learning at the border. […]

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) released findings late Tuesday following its independent review of the summer 2023 Microsoft Exchange Online intrusion that attributed the success of the China-based hack to “a cascade of security failures at Microsoft” and an “inadequate” security culture at the company. […]

The age of generative AI is here, and top officials from across the Federal government said this week that agencies must begin the work to demystify and embrace the tool among their workforce to transform how business is done. […]

Two Federal IT experts had a message on March 21 for agencies trying to achieve digital transformation: don’t hesitate to drive cultural change even if it means upsetting some of your colleagues. […]

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) first Chief AI Officer (CAIO) Eric Hysen said this week that he is aiming for DHS to be a national leader in AI technologies – not only for the rest of the Federal government but for industry as well. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expanding its use and testing of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies through a new roadmap and trio of pilot projects, the agency said today. […]

The Federal government’s top watchdog agency said that two key Federal agencies are making progress on shaping up how they use facial recognition technologies. […]

As Federal agencies continue on their zero trust journeys, Federal officials on Thursday stressed the importance of being intentional with their cybersecurity tools and budgets in order to remain a step ahead of adversaries. […]

Federal agencies last week released another series of equity action plans – featuring several notable technology-driven nuggets – that aim to continue advancing principles of the Biden-Harris administration’s equity agenda. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is launching a new initiative focused on hiring 50 new artificial intelligence experts to help leverage AI technology across strategic areas of the department. […]

Beth Cappello, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deputy chief information officer who is set to leave her post later this year, this week talked about the agency’s tech to-do list for 2024 and indicated that further work to mature agency security, and to boost its cybersecurity workforce, are prominent on the horizon. […]

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) needs to provide more information to state and local governments to help them better meet requirements for the agency’s Homeland Security Grant Program, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. […]

Beth Cappello, the deputy chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is retiring in the coming weeks after over 30 years of government service. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced a new solicitation seeking solutions to generate synthetic data to train machine learning models.  […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is looking for information that will support the agency’s Advanced Analytics Platform For Machine Learning (CAP-M) Project – a program under development at the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – to support new software and tools in a multi-tenant cloud environment. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is pushing equipment and software manufacturers to eliminate the use of default passwords in their products. […]

The National Security Agency (NSA), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have released a new report providing guidance on industry best practices on open source software and software bills of materials (SBOM). […]

The importance of technology “observability” has been growing by “leaps and bounds” as Federal agencies continue their journeys to the cloud and strive to meet government mandates, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official said on Dec. 12. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is currently developing a privacy-preserving digital credential that will use privacy-enhancing technologies (PET) to protect sensitive data while simultaneously allowing only needed information to be disclosed, according to a DHS official. […]

Federal customer experience (CX) officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said this week that CX capabilities are finally starting to “take root” across the agency’s different components, which are keeping customers top of mind when designing government services. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is turning to responsible AI to implement human-centered design across the department to serve its many customers, according to DHS Chief Scientist Sam Howerton. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief Information Officer (CIO) and first-ever Chief AI Officer (CAIO) Eric Hysen is encouraging “DHS personnel to responsibly use commercial products to harness the benefits of Gen AI and ensure we continuously adapt to the future of work,” according to a memo dated Oct. 24. […]

With lawmakers and stakeholders working together to develop AI guardrails, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said today that he believes “we are on the right path of a public-private partnership” in AI development. […]

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers – Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho – have sent queries to three Federal agencies asking for clarification on how these agencies are implementing best practices to safely utilize artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday unveiled its new Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS), which aims to advance DHS’s statistical reporting and analysis capabilities. […]

The head of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) new customer experience (CX) office offered insights on Tuesday into the agency’s upcoming CX goals as DHS looks to improve experience across an estimated one billion “touch points” with the public every year.  […]