DHS · DHS-401 · record R1933
Vault Access Log (SPVAA)
Department of Homeland Security · CBP
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 use case uses facial recognition technology in Seized Property Vault Activity Automation (SPVAA) to create a log of access to a seized property vault. Photos of the CBP personnel accessing the vault are loaded into the application and logs the entrance request, the case number associated with the entrance request, and the individual’s access to the vault.
- Start date
- 2022-08-01 (day precision)Source: 2022-08-01T00:00:00
- Withheld from public reporting
- Not reported
Mission
- Topic area
- Administrative Functions
- Operational functions
- No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology
Problem the AI is intended to solve
Automate identification of personnel entering into secure seized property vault.
Expected benefits
The system will enhance monitoring and minimizes the risk of unauthorized access, contributing to stronger security protocols for handling seized property.
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