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Proposed New Counter-UAS Authorities Will Fall To New Congress, DHS Official Says

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, December 14th, 2022

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Proposed New Counter-UAS Authorities Will Fall To New Congress, DHS Official Says

Rob Silvers, Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security. Photo: DHS

Legislation to expand existing but limited counter-drone authorities for the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice will have to await action by the next Congress and the Biden administration is working to ensure that current authorities don’t expire this month, a senior DHS official said on Wednesday. The administration is hoping that the current counter-drone authorities will be included in any remaining bills Congress is considering before the congressional term expires. Those authorities would have expired at the end of…

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