News and Commentary. In an editorial published in the Washington Post, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen painted a bleak picture of drone technology's "dark side" and urged lawmakers to give the Department more powers to deal with rogue drones. "Drone technology offers the potential to change our world - from enabling historic … [Read more...] about U.S. Sec. Homeland Security Nielsen says “Time is Running Out” to Deal with Drones
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FAA and DHS Step Up Efforts to Keep Drones Away from Airports
The FAA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have stepped up efforts to keep drones away from airports, conducting "drone-detection research" near the Denver International Airport this week. The effort is part of a push to determine the best way to ensure that drones do not interfere with passenger aircraft. In the final version of this year's FAA Reauthorization … [Read more...] about FAA and DHS Step Up Efforts to Keep Drones Away from Airports
Anti-Drone Technology Being Developed by Feds and Police
Numerous government entities in the U.S are actively associating with federal and local law enforcement agencies to create a technology that will be able to safety locate and disable unmanned aerial vehicles. This news has arrived right in the middle of the situation when there has been a significant rise in security concerns over reckless use of drones. At the beginning of … [Read more...] about Anti-Drone Technology Being Developed by Feds and Police
Portland Activists Fly Drone Over FBI Building
from photographyisnotacrime.com Mike “BlueHair” Smith and two other citizen observers from Film the Police Portland flew a DJI Phantom quadcopter over an FBI building in Portland last week on the 13th anniversary of 9/11. Before the members of Film the Police Portland could launch their quadcopter, an FBI agent took their picture from across the street and called the … [Read more...] about Portland Activists Fly Drone Over FBI Building
US Moves Toward Opening Skies for Commercial Drones
from CNBC.com The U.S. air safety regulator is drafting rules to permit small drones to be used for commercial purposes, a step toward allowing remote-control planes and helicopters to be deployed for everything from TV news coverage to monitoring crops. Media companies, energy companies, farmers and other groups have been pressuring the Federal Aviation Administration to … [Read more...] about US Moves Toward Opening Skies for Commercial Drones
