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Homeland Security

Secret Service Looks To Establish UAS Program To Further Missions

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 26th, 2020

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Secret Service Looks To Establish UAS Program To Further Missions

The Secret Service plans to begin evaluations of small surveillance drones to reduce its reliance on manned aircraft and improve operations, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The proof of concept testing will also help support the Secret Service’s aim of establishing an unmanned aircraft system program in fiscal year 2022, DHS says in a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) released on Tuesday. The assessment says that the Secret Service typically relies on manned aircraft for various types of imaging…

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