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Government Accountability Office

Federal Law Enforcement Keeps Signing New Facial Recognition Contracts

January 12, 2022

A slew of new contracts suggest that federal law enforcement agencies are choosing to disregard the privacy concerns associated with facial recognition. Federal agencies have signed more than 20 contracts […]

GAO Finds Broad Support for Facial Recognition and Clearview AI Among Federal Agencies

August 27, 2021

The Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) has released an extensive report on the facial recognition habits of US government agencies. The report includes feedback from 24 organizations, 19 of which are […]

DHS Faces Delays and Rising Costs in Rollout of New HART Database

June 11, 2021

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is taking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to task for mismanaging the development of its new Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) system, according to […]

GAO Audit Finds Fault in CBP’s Use of Biometric Technology

September 4, 2020

A new audit from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published this week accuses Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of negligence in the providing of complete and accurate privacy notices, as […]

FBI’s Face Photo Database Has Grown to 641 Million, Says Oversight Body

June 5, 2019

“Testifying at this week’s congressional hearing, an FBI representative asserted that the organization is committed to the protection of citizen’s privacy and civil liberties…” The FBI’s collection of citizens’ face […]

GAO Urges IRS to Consider FIDO Security for Taxpayer Authentication

July 31, 2018

“…the GAO’s report highlights authentication solutions based on FIDO standards for their capacity to offer ‘a convenient, added layer of security when used as a second factor for accessing websites […]

DoD Should Stop Focusing on Lowest Bid for Biometric Contracts: GAO

August 14, 2017

The Department of Defense is going to be making some changes to its approach to biometric and forensic capabilities, including a new focus on tradeoffs in making decisions about contract […]

GAO Report Sheds Light on FBI’s Secret Biometric Program

June 16, 2016

The FBI has developed a powerful biometric identification system without proper oversight, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report has revealed the FBI’s FACE—Facial […]

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