Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology
John Wagner, the Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) deputy executive assistant commissioner of field operations, testified on how the agency uses facial recognition and biometrics technol…
1,045 viewsJohn Wagner, the Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) deputy executive assistant commissioner of field operations, testified on how the agency uses facial recognition and biometrics technol…
1,045 viewsThe House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing to examine the government use of facial recognition and other biometric technologies. Witnesses included officials from U.S. Customs and …
1,501 viewsJohn Wagner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) deputy assistant commissioner, talked about migration at the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as ways to innovate and make the border more ef…
77 viewsHomeland Security Department representatives from various divisions testified at a hearing on visa overstays and the national security implications. The witnesses talked about some of the pi…
1,200 viewsThe House Homeland Security Committee on Border Security held a hearing on the impact of visa overstays on national security. Officials from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and Homeland…
877 viewsA bipartisan task force of the House Homeland Security Committee met to examine visa security procedures and ways to prevent terrorist entry into the U.S. Members focused on the Visa Waiver …
663 viewsNational Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan Jarvis testified at a hearing on an Inspector General’s report on alleged sexual misconduct by NPS workers at Canaveral National Seashore. Mr. J…
2,332 viewsFederal officials with Customs and Border Protection, the Homeland Security Department, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) testified at a hearing on the security risks caused by p…
1,581 viewsHomeland Security Department officials testified at a hearing on possible security risks posed by resuming commercial flights between the U.S. and Cuba.
628 viewsCurrent and former State Department and Homeland Security Department officials testified at a hearing on the national security implications of the visa waiver program. The witnesses, in a ro…
8,536 viewsHomeland Security, Justice Department, and Customs and Border Protection officials testified on threats to the U.S. border with Canada. The witnesses assessed their agencies operations in re…
1,217 viewsOfficials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) provided operational status updates on their agencies, and talked about improvements and effi…
401 viewsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Tom Frieden and other federal health officials testified on government agency efforts to combat Ebola. They addressed issues such as…
13,331 viewsThe House Homeland Security Committee held a field hearing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on responding to the Ebola virus and coordination between federal, state, and local offi…
2,781 viewsThe House Homeland Security Committee held a field hearing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on responding to the Ebola virus and coordination between federal, state, and local offi…
124 viewsOfficials from the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State testified at a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing on the threat posed by ISIL* terrorists with western pa…
1,853 viewsWitnesses testified on the government’s role in and efforts to support the U.S. travel and tourism industry. The hearing focused specifically on the 2012 National Travel and Tourism Strategy…
588 viewsWitnesses testified before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security about passport fraud and passport screening procedures in the both the U.S. and the rest o…
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