Oct 7, 2026 · 5 min · 9 segments
It's time for today's edition of ID Tech's Daily Digest. Today, we bring you stories from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, CLEAR, GDIT, ID.me, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the…
Starting off in North America, where the US Department of Veteran Affairs has launched a new pilot, adding Clear as a sign-in option on va.gov.
Working with GDIT, veterans can complete a one-time verification online or in person at six medical centers using Clear pods, allowing them to sign into their accounts with a quick selfie instead of juggling passwords.
Also in the US, Customs and Border Protection has hit a massive milestone, verifying more than one billion travelers with facial biometrics across air, land, and sea ports of entry.
Backed by six hundred and seventy-three million dollars in federal funding, CBP says the system has intercepted over two thousand three hundred imposters and caught six hundred thousand visa overstays since 2018, with matching accuracy holding above ninety-eight percent.
Starting off in North America, where the US Department of Veteran Affairs has launched a new pilot, adding Clear as a sign-in option on va.gov.
Working with GDIT, veterans can complete a one-time verification online or in person at six medical centers using Clear pods, allowing them to sign into their accounts with a quick selfie instead of juggling passwords.
Also in the US, Customs and Border Protection has hit a massive milestone, verifying more than one billion travelers with facial biometrics across air, land, and sea ports of entry.
Backed by six hundred and seventy-three million dollars in federal funding, CBP says the system has intercepted over two thousand three hundred imposters and caught six hundred thousand visa overstays since 2018, with matching accuracy holding above ninety-eight percent.
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