DHS · DHS-2417 · record R1928

Process Efficiency Traveler Identity for Airline Check-in and Bag Drop

Department of Homeland Security · CBP

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Overview

Development stage: DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
High-impact designation: Presumed high-impact, determined notSource: b) Presumed high-impact, but determined not high impact
Impact justification: This is an option for travelers, not a requirement. If a traveler chooses to use it and the service cannot match a traveler, the traveler may continue check-in/bag drop via another means. CBP does not make any decision or action based on a no-match.
Start date: 2018-10-01 (day precision)Source: 2018-10-01T00:00:00
Withheld from public reporting: Not reported

Mission

Topic area: Law Enforcement
Operational functions: Biometrics and identity Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

These use cases facilitate identity verification leveraging TVS.

Expected benefits

The TVS Biometric matching service is a cloud-based facial biometric matching service that enables CBP, External Partners, and Other Government Agencies (OGA) to match a passenger’s identity against a trusted source, throughout the travel continuum which improves traveler facilitation and reduces manual identity verification.

System outputs

Leverages DHS facial matching technologies to provide a match or no match response.

Technology

AI classification: Computer visionSource: Computer Vision: AI that processes and interprets visual data (e.g., images and videos).
System name(s): Traveler Verification Service
Custom-developed code: Yes
Public source code: Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built: Contract and in-houseSource: c) Developed with both contracting and in-house resources
Vendor (as reported): NEC
Vendors (standardized): NEC

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII: Yes
Privacy Impact Assessment: www.dhs.gov ↗
Authorization to Operate: Yes
Demographic features: Not reported
Training and evaluation data: Border Crossing Information.
Federal Data Catalog: Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported

AI impact assessmentNo answer reported

Independent reviewNo answer reported

Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported

Operator trainingNo answer reported

Fail-safeNo answer reported

Appeal processNo answer reported

User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported