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Recent NDAA Reforms Not Likely to Fix Key DHS Intelligence Abuses

Congress must do more to regulate the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
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Advances in AI Increase Risks of Government Social Media Monitoring

New AI tools are exacerbating problems with social media surveillance.
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National Security Carve-Outs Undermine AI Regulations

The FBI and DHS should independently evaluate AI systems, mitigate harm, train staff, consult with stakeholders, and offer recourse for harm.
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Experts React: Unpacking the Biden Administration’s New Efforts on AI

Top experts reflect on what the Biden administration's new executive order means for the future of AI and efforts to regulate it.
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Biden’s Executive Order on AI Gives Sweeping Mandate to DHS

The Biden administration's new executive order gives the DHS a wide-ranging portfolio of responsibilities related to artificial intelligence.

DHS Must Evaluate and Overhaul its Flawed Automated Systems

The DHS's automated systems must be evaluated to determine whether they contain sufficient safeguards to protect civil rights and privacy.
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Afghan Evacuation and Resettlement: Two Years Later There’s Still Work To Do

U.S. allies evacuated from Afghanistan still need support as they work against deadlines and bureaucracy. Congress can help.
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FBI, DHS Failed to Take Jan. 6 Threats Seriously, Senate Report Says

Despite receiving intelligence that threatened an attack on the U.S. Capitol, intelligence agencies downplayed the risk of violence.
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How DHS is Fueling Georgia’s “Terrorism” Crackdown on Cop City Protests

The charging of Cop City protestors as domestic terrorists highlights the dangerous manner in which the federal government’s DVE policies are playing out on the ground – interacting…
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DHS’s Newest Target: Atlanta “Cop City” Activists

Homeland security organizations are injecting federal spy agencies into local political matters, often without meaningful restrictions.

DHS Intelligence Rearranges the Deck Chairs—Again

The new realignment of the DHS Office of Intelligence & Analysis fails to address the agency's fundamental problems.
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