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Department of Homeland Security
Security Alert: Drones Boost Border Crimes
Keeping a close eye on the borders is becoming increasingly challenging with the advent of drone technology, as Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stressed in a recent address to congressional staffers. Highlighting the incident in Pittsburgh earlier this month where…
Response to Proposed DJI Ban, House Bill 2864, and the Countering CCP Drones Act
You may already be aware of the ongoing attempts to restrict the use of DJI drones in the United States. Last year, we faced House Bill H6572, which has re-emerged this year as House Bill H2864. This legislation, proposed under…
DJI drones pose the national security threat of TikTok, but with wings
Here we go again… Fearmongering in an ill-advised effort to ban DJI drones in the US. This time it is Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) who are trying to add DJI to the Federal Communications Commission’s…
Blue sUAS Problems and Florida DMS Secretary Accused of Pimping for Skydio
During a Senate Committee meeting in March, several first responders explained the problems with Blue sUAS, and Florida DMS Secretary Pedro Allende was accused of pimping for US-based dronemaker Skydio by Senator Jason Pizzo (D-FL). The Florida Senate Committee meeting…
Camera drones from DJI comply with data protection standards, says TÜV SÜD
According to the German testing and certification authority TÜV SÜD, DJI’s most popular camera drones, such as the DJI Mavic 3, the DJI Mini 2, and the DJI Air 2S, fulfill several critical American and European cybersecurity and data privacy…
New bill to accelerate Unmanned Aircraft Systems development and deployment introduced
Ranking Member Frank Lucas (Republican, Oklahoma) presented legislation to increase civilian unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research, development, and deployment, as well as speed up the deployment of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) business. The National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility…
Drone Czar needed to advance drone industry and keep public safe
The U.S. needs to either extend current authorities or work on legislative proposals quickly as time is running out, say Thomas Warrick and Paul Rosenzweig, two senior officials with decades of expertise in homeland security and counterterrorism. They also argue…
DJI blacklisted and labeled a Chinese military company by the Department of Defense
DJI blacklisted by the Department of Defense (DoD) as the drone maker is now considered a Chinese military company. “Today, the Department of Defense released the names of “Chinese military companies” operating directly or indirectly in the United States in…
6 blue sUAS manufacturers push American Security Drone Act in letter to Senate Committees
In a letter, dated June 22nd, 2022, to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Blue sUAS manufacturers urge lawmakers to “include the American Security Drone Act…
Drone Act of 2022 criminalizes dangerous use of drones
The Drone Act of 2022, a bipartisan bill pushed by four representatives, aims to criminalize the dangerous use of drones. Activities that are already illegal under current laws and regulations. Under the provisions of the Drone Act of 2022, people…
Modified DJI Mavic 2 drone found near electrical substation
A government document revealed that an unknown entity tried to take down a portion of the electrical system with a drone strike last summer. A modified DJI Mavic 2 drone with a large copper wire was discovered near a high-voltage…
Homeland Security warns Chinese tech is “a grave threat’ to data security
In a Business Advisory, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns that technology and services from China form “a grave threat” to the data security of American businesses and the U.S. government.