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ICE plans to renew a contract with Thomson Reuters subsidiary TRSS for up to $25 million per year to access data tools for identifying unaccompanied minors and fraud, marking a significant expansion of data-driven immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.
ICE awarded a $25.1 million no-bid iris-scanning contract to Bi2 Technologies, significantly expanding its biometric capabilities for field operations with over 1,570 devices and access to millions of booking records, without requiring FedRAMP security clearance or independent oversight.
Palantir is reportedly set to receive unrestricted access to UK National Health Service patient data, raising significant questions about data privacy and the role of private tech firms in public healthcare infrastructure.
The UK government is considering ending Palantir's £330 million NHS Federated Data Platform contract early via a break clause next spring, following criticism from MPs, unions, and campaigners who argue the platform underdelivers, locks in NHS data, and transfers no intellectual property to the health service.
OpenAI announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense (referred to as 'Department of War') for deploying advanced AI systems in classified environments, with explicit guardrails against domestic surveillance, autonomous weapons direction, and high-stakes automated decisions. The agreement includes cloud-only deployment, retained safety stacks, and cleared OpenAI personnel oversight.