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Democrats, Republicans On House Oversight Panel Plan Bills On Face Recognition

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 15th, 2020

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Democrats, Republicans On House Oversight Panel Plan Bills On Face Recognition

Grappling with various concerns over the accuracy, use and accelerating rollout of facial recognition technology, Democratic and Republican leaders on a House committee plan to introduce legislation soon related to the technology. The forthcoming bill that Democrats are working on will be “comprehensive,” Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, said at the outset of a hearing exploring private sector uses of facial recognition technology. The bill and its markup are coming in the “near future”…

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Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

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“Not Sure How They Get To Where They Wanna Be,” Calvert Says of $1.5 Trillion Defense Topline Proposal

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Path Uncertain For $1.5 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Topline After Trump Casts Doubt On Second Reconciliation Bill

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Senate Budget Dems Push For Defense Reconciliation Spending Details, Cite ‘Slush Fund’ Concerns

Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee have raised “significant concern” with the Pentagon’s move to classify reconciliation spending plans, urging the department to provide more public details on how the […]