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Homeland Security

State And Local Law Enforcers Need Counter-Drone Authorities Given Limited Federal Resources

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 10th, 2024

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State And Local Law Enforcers Need Counter-Drone Authorities Given Limited Federal Resources

A DJI Phantom 4. These recreational drones can be used for illegal activity near airports, borders and be a threat or a nuisance to critical infrastructures. Photo: DJI

Congress should expand current laws to state and local law enforcers that the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice enjoy to detect and counter potential drone threats in the homeland because federal resources are too limited to adequately respond, Justice Department officials said on Tuesday. In the past six years since gaining counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) authorities, the FBI has conducted 139 operations at large events, called Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR), such as the World Series, resulting in the…

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