The drone lobby has been in the news of late, as the NYTimes Bits Blog reported a couple of weeks ago that a frenzy of industry stakeholders had descended upon Washington in an effort to influence drone policy in the 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act (also known as the AIRR Act.) Now The Hill has tallied data on lobby spending as compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, … [Read more...] about Drone Lobby: Who Are the Biggest “Industry Stakeholders”?
Commercial drone industry
Breaking: OR Rep Introduces Commercial UAS Modernization Act
Oregon Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) has introduced the Commercial UAS Modernization Act, legislation designed to support innovation in the drone industry by creating an interim framework of industry friendly regulations. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced similar legislation of the same name last year. “The UAS industry is booming in Oregon and nationwide, but … [Read more...] about Breaking: OR Rep Introduces Commercial UAS Modernization Act
