The Department of Homeland Security released an updated directive governing internal artificial intelligence use that took effect in September. The policy retains a prohibition on using AI for large-scale monitoring or predicting future behavior, despite a recent $125 million contract with Thomson Reuters Special Services for surveillance capabilities. A significant change allows the agency's chief AI officer to waive any requirement in the directive without independent review or public notice. Critics from the Center for Democracy & Technology and the Brennan Center described this waiver provision as a major loophole that undermines the policy's protections. The update also removes language regarding equity and environmental sustainability while requiring DHS to share custom AI code and models as open-source software.
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