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And the NWO Globalist cretins rejoice. All Hail Big Brother!!
Since Jan. 1 of this year, according to congressional testimony presented Thursday by the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Aviation Administration has authorized 106 federal, state and local government entities to fly unmanned aircraft systems, also known as drones, within U.S. airspace.
We are now on the edge of a new horizon: using unmanned aerial systems within the homeland, House Homeland Security Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Michael McCaul (R.-Texas) said as he introduced the testimony.
Currently, said McCaul, there are about 200 active Certificates of Authorization issued by the Federal Aviation Administration to over 100 different entities, such as law enforcement departments and academic institutions, to fly drones domestically.
At his panels Thursday hearing, McCaul showed a map of the United States with markers indicating the locations where--as of April--government entities had been approved by the FAA to fly drones.
The number of recipients since that time has increased, McCaul noted.
GAO testified that the FAAs long-term goal is to permit drones to operate in U.S. airspace to the greatest extent possible.
The proliferation of domestic drones, GAO said, raises a number of issues, the first of which is the right to privacy.
First is privacy as it relates to the collection and use of surveillance data, Gerald L. Dillingham, GAOs director of Physical Infrastructure Issues told the House Homeland Subcommittee on Oversight on Thursday.
Members of Congress, civil liberties organizations and civilians have expressed concerns...
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FAA Has Authorized 106 Government
DRUDGE REPORT 2012®
Since Jan. 1 of this year, according to congressional testimony presented Thursday by the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Aviation Administration has authorized 106 federal, state and local government entities to fly unmanned aircraft systems, also known as drones, within U.S. airspace.
We are now on the edge of a new horizon: using unmanned aerial systems within the homeland, House Homeland Security Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Michael McCaul (R.-Texas) said as he introduced the testimony.
Currently, said McCaul, there are about 200 active Certificates of Authorization issued by the Federal Aviation Administration to over 100 different entities, such as law enforcement departments and academic institutions, to fly drones domestically.
At his panels Thursday hearing, McCaul showed a map of the United States with markers indicating the locations where--as of April--government entities had been approved by the FAA to fly drones.
The number of recipients since that time has increased, McCaul noted.
GAO testified that the FAAs long-term goal is to permit drones to operate in U.S. airspace to the greatest extent possible.
The proliferation of domestic drones, GAO said, raises a number of issues, the first of which is the right to privacy.
First is privacy as it relates to the collection and use of surveillance data, Gerald L. Dillingham, GAOs director of Physical Infrastructure Issues told the House Homeland Subcommittee on Oversight on Thursday.
Members of Congress, civil liberties organizations and civilians have expressed concerns...
Read More:
FAA Has Authorized 106 Government
DRUDGE REPORT 2012®