A view of the Department of Housing and Urban Development at the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building on July 25, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
The system will analyze every check written by a grant recipient starting at the end of this month. Housing and tech experts worry about politicization and its…
A fireside chat with David Alexander, senior science advisor at DHS S&T, Julie Brewer, deputy under secretary for DHS S&T, and Samuel Howerton, chief scientist at DHS S&T, on Sept. 22, 2026 at the Gallup Building in Washington, D.C.
A demonstrator holds a sign to commemorate Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol on May 5, 2022 in Madison, Wis. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
The agency’s Missing and Murdered Unit will use Clearview AI tools to “rapidly identify and locate missing persons, crime victims, and suspects nationwide,” contracting documents said.
The agency announced a $215 million initiative to demonstrate first-generation scientifically relevant quantum computers, plus a verification and validation testbed.
Protesters rally outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the Office of Personnel Management on Feb. 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Samuel Howerton, chief scientist within DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate, and Andrew McClure, director of DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response, during a fireside conversation at the 17th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Courtesy of Billington CyberSecurity Summit)
Meteorologist Brian Kyle monitors the area weather at the National Weather Service offices Monday, May 23, 2022 in Dickinson. (Photo by Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
National Nuclear Security Administration CIO James Wolff discusses the ongoing friction between vendors and their customers, including the federal government, during a panel at the 17th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (Courtesy of Billington CyberSecurity Summit)
Teresa Carlson spoke at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit on Sept. 9, 2026. She was joined by Richard Horne, the CEO of the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre. (Madison Alder/FedScoop)