United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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Published: Jan 10, 2024

Publicly Released: Jan 10, 2024

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American Rescue Plan Act: Implementation of Economic Development, Environment, and Wildlife Provisions

Published: Apr 26, 2023

Publicly Released: Apr 26, 2023

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Published: Dec 15, 2022

Publicly Released: Dec 15, 2022

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Published: Aug 23, 2022

Publicly Released: Aug 23, 2022

Federal Rulemaking: Selected Agencies Should Fully Describe Public Comment Data and Their Limitations

Published: Sep 21, 2021

Publicly Released: Sep 23, 2021

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Open Recommendations (1 total)

Facial Recognition Technology: Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Should Better Assess Privacy and Other Risks

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1 Open Recommendations

Agency Affected	Recommendation	Status
United States Fish and Wildlife Service	The Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should, after implementing a mechanism to track non-federal systems, assess the risks of using such systems, including privacy and accuracy-related risks. (Recommendation 14)	Open This recommendation remains open as of January 2024. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) officials said they have temporarily suspended employee use of non-federal facial recognition technology. In addition, FWS officials said the Department of the Interior is drafting department-wide guidance on facial recognition technology which, once implemented, will allow FWS to update its own facial recognition policy and address this recommendation. Once complete, we will review the policy to determine the extent that it addresses our recommendation.

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