DHS Asked to Replace Aging Technology to Plug Security Risks

The Department of Homeland Security needs to replace aging technology systems to prevent security breaches, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) said at a hearing Wednesday.

The hearing, before the Senate Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, comes during an uptick in domestic concerns over cybersecurity and US adversaries’ ability to hack IT and operational systems.

A biometric identity management program that includes fingerprint matching and facial recognition still has unresolved acquisition issues, including reviewing contractor deliverables, according to the Government Accountability Office.

The schedule delay and cost overrun on a system housing personal information could put citizen’s data at risk ...