# ICE Awards ZeroFox $15 Million Software Contract

DHS entered a **$15 million contract with ZeroFox in July 2026** for software licenses supporting ICE operations and investigations, including work for Homeland Security Investigations’ Office of Intelligence. ICE describes an initiative intended to protect employees’ identities, but the system’s operation is unclear; the reporting also raises privacy and oversight concerns, including whether the system could be used to identify internal leakers. No new solicitation or contractor opportunity is identified.

- The award signals federal demand for software supporting law-enforcement and intelligence operations, but contractors should not treat this report as an open procurement opportunity.
- Companies pursuing similar work can use the case to assess how clearly they explain a product’s capabilities and how it supports privacy, oversight, and accountability; the signal does not identify specific contract requirements.
- Procurement teams evaluating comparable tools may find it useful to distinguish the stated employee-protection purpose from the unresolved questions about system operation and potential use.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Public Safety, Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** September 02, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
- Office of Intelligence, Homeland Security Investigations

### Vendors
- ZeroFox (Awardee)

### Sources
- [ICE Is Paying an AI Firm to Hide the Identities of Agents](https://theintercept.com/2026/09/02/ice-ai-whistleblower-doxing-zerofox) - The Intercept