A U.S. Department of Homeland Security logo and flag are seen on the uniform of an officer on Sept. 25, 2026 in San Diego, CA. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
The agencywide blanket purchase agreement brings a streamlined procurement vehicle for licenses and other services from 70-plus vendors, of which Carahsoft is a sole distributor.
Experts are sounding the alarm on a new provision allowing DHS’s chief AI officer to waive any requirement outlined in the directive, including prohibited use cases.
IT leaders at the agency have flirted with the boundaries of ethical and legal limits with various ties to federal contractors, government experts say.
The Anduril logo is seen at the company’s booth during the 34th International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) at Targi Kielce in Kielce, Poland. (Photo by Marek Antoni Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Antoine McCord left the defense technology company to take over the Department of Homeland Security’s top IT role, which he held for a year and a half.
People wait in a security line at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Aug. 12, 2026 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general office identified vulnerabilities that could enable an attacker to compromise networks and access sensitive information.
The DHS unit is conducting market research to see how vendors could potentially help add AI agents to development workflows and expand its existing STELLA platform.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrive to push protesters back as cars enter and leave the Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center on June 12, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Documents shared exclusively with FedScoop offer insight into the initial contract awarded six years ago that acted as a critical building block in DHS’s current surveillance apparatus.