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Homeland Security

CBP Estimates Three to Five Years to Complete Biometric Entry-Exit at U.S. Airports

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 24th, 2020

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CBP Estimates Three to Five Years to Complete Biometric Entry-Exit at U.S. Airports

Customs and Border Protection is estimating it will take between three and five years to complete its deployment biometric entry and exit solutions at U.S. airports, a delay from prior expectations. Then Acting CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said in late 2017 the rollout would take four years after the Trump administration sought to expedite the deployment of facial recognition technology to airports to help verify the departure of foreign nationals from the U.S. on international flights in accordance with their…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]