Digital Government
FAA expands automated airspace control for drones
Drone operators can now quickly register flights in controlled airspace in four more regions.
Digital Government
DOD seeks battlefield blood delivery drones
A recent solicitation from DIUx points to a plan to advance front-line medical care for combat troops.
Digital Government
White House to relax rules on military drone exports
The Trump administration is looking to make it easier for allies to buy military-grade drones from U.S. firms.
Digital Government
FAA expands low-altitude drone tests
To support rapidly increasing commercial drone use, the FAA is set to expand testing of automated processing capabilities for operator authorizations.
Digital Government
FAA bans drone flights over nuclear research facilities
The FAA will ban drone flights over seven nuclear energy and research facilities operated by the Department of Energy at the end of the year.
Cybersecurity
Drone cybersecurity policy still up in the air
Federal agencies are facing a policy gap when it comes to IoT cybersecurity, but basic due diligence is still the best approach, experts say.
Digital Government
House panel presses FAA to curtail drone dangers
As a new report warns small UAS can do far more damage to planes than bird strikes, legislators worry that "idiots who have toy drones" will delay legitimate UAS uses.
Modernization
ICE memo says Chinese-made drones are snoops
An ICE intel memo claims that a Chinese UAS maker is dumping cheap drones on the U.S. market to capture sensitive infrastructure data.
Digital Government
FAA's plan to accelerate drone integration
FAA wants companies and local governments to work together on tests to support more low-altitude commercial drone use.
Digital Government
Trump tells FAA to move faster on drone traffic control
The administration has issued new mandates for accelerating the integration of unmanned aerial systems into the national airspace.
Modernization
FAA greenlights drone use in Irma recovery
Hurricane Irma generated a wave of drone authorizations at FAA as recovery work ramped up in Florida.
Cybersecurity
Border agencies test hand-launched drones
CBP and the Border Patrol plan tests of three varieties of small drone aircraft along U.S. borders in the coming weeks, with an eye toward a larger acquisition of the portable vehicles.
Digital Government
Drones take center stage in Harvey recovery
Hurricane Harvey represents an inflection point for the use of unmanned aerial systems in disaster recovery operations, according to the FAA administrator.
Digital Government
Drones and weather balloons team up in Arctic tests
A national laboratory paired drones and weather balloons to try to improve Arctic weather data collection.
Modernization
Gartner explains the hype
Blockchain, AI and IoT all have the potential to transform government IT, the research firm's latest analysis predicts.
Cybersecurity
Secret Service to test surveillance drone at Trump golf club
The Secret Service announced an upcoming test of a tethered drone system as part of its personnel protection mission during the president's upcoming vacation in Bedminster, N.J.
Digital Government
Senate bill would foster drone development, facilities
New legislation would foster drone tech development, airspace integration and air traffic management.
Digital Government
White House seeks authority to track and destroy drones
Under draft legislation, federal agencies would have the authority to disable or destroy drone aircraft deemed dangerous to government operations.
Digital Government
Culture clash in FAA's drone push
The FAA's efforts to integrate unmanned drone aircraft safely into U.S. commercial airspace is moving ahead on several fronts, according to the agency's director, but it requires reconciling cultural differences.
Digital Government
FAA rolls out no-drone zones
The agency released new data detailing drone flight restrictions around airports and military bases and has begun a process that could further restrict private drone use.
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