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Biometrics Need Elevated Oversight, Coordination At DHS, Panel Says

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Biometrics Need Elevated Oversight, Coordination At DHS, Panel Says
Customs and Border Protection is implementing facial recognition checks for travelers departing from and arriving to the U.S. by air. The agency is also rolling out the technology for people entering the U.S. on foot. Photo: CBP

The Department of Homeland Security should have a high-level entity responsible for coordinating and overseeing department-wide uses of biometrics to better leverage capabilities and improve outreach, particularly around privacy concerns, says a new report from an advisory council to the department. The report calls for a Biometrics Oversight and Coordination Council (BOCC) to be chaired by the deputy secretary of DHS with membership consisting of operational components and relevant support offices “with a key focus on proposed uses of new…

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