Homeland Security Investigations

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is the principal criminal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, responsible for enforcing federal laws on export controls, sanctions, intellectual property theft, and cross-border financial crime. For enterprise AI governance teams, HSI matters because its investigations increasingly touch AI chips, advanced models, and the companies that supply them, including cases involving smuggling of restricted hardware to foreign buyers. Companies that sell or export AI technology should expect HSI scrutiny of their compliance programs, export licensing, and end-user screening.

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Corporate PolicyUS2026-11-14

HSI Demands Auditable AI Outputs and Source Citations for All Criminal Investigations

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has stated that any AI tool used in federal criminal investigations must produce auditable outputs with citable source documents. All investigative materials are subject to legal discovery. Peter Hatch, HSI's principal assistant director for intelligence, made the requirements explicit at a public event and said vendors who cannot meet them will not be considered. HSI currently operates nearly a dozen deployed AI use cases and has five more in pre-deployment phases.

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