DHS HART Biometric Database Holds 260 Million People Without Public Rules

The HART system, built by Northrop Grumman for $95 million, stores faces and irises of roughly 260 million people — more than Brazil's population. NIST found false-positive rates for Asian and African American faces run 10 to 100 times higher, while public rules on retention, access and error appeals remain absent.

• HART stores biometric data on roughly 260 million people, exceeding Brazil's population
• Northrop Grumman won about $95 million to build the first two increments
• False-positive rates for Asian and African American faces run 10 to 100 times higher
• No public rules exist on record retention, agency access or false-match appeals