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DHS IG Recommends Against Expanding Of CBP UAS Program

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 6th, 2015

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DHS IG Recommends Against Expanding Of CBP UAS Program

A General Atomics Predator. Photo: General Atomics

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) should not expand its drone surveillance program given its high operating costs combined with the unproven effectiveness of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), according to a watchdog agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).“Although CBP’s UAS program contributes to border security, after 8 years, CBP cannot prove its effectiveness because it has not established verifiable performance measures,” the DHS Inspector General said in a new report, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Unmanned Aircraft System Program…

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