Who is flying the drones over US soil?
2012:
1. DOD (Where and under sho's authority?) - 201
2. Academia (Huh? What? Better not have asshats like Cornell West have access to this shyt!) - 91
3. NASA (exploring Uranus is not enough) - 35
4. LEAs (Air Arpaio along the border I could handle, Air anything else is BS!) - 22
5. DHS (Dept of Hitlerian Stormtroopers, what could go wrong?) - 17
6. DOI (Yeah, I bet they are just keeping an eye on bears and moose!) - 17
7. DOE (Really? What does DOE need drones for?) - 5
8. State Dept (Huh? In America? Hillary monitoring Bill? Yeah, I don't think so!) - 2
9. State Govt (?) - 1
H/T - ZeroHedge
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-17/who-most-active-user-drones-over-united-statesNot until you click into the PDF link do we see the real culprit here (like we didn't know?!) -
Congress has tasked FAA to lead the effort of safely integrating UAS into the national airspace, but several other federal agencies—such as the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)—also have a role. While DOD uses UAS for training and operational missions, DHS for border patrol, and NASA for scientific research, each agency provides FAA with safety, reliability, and performance data through the COA process. These agencies also participate in UAS integration forums as discussed later in this section. Table 1 provides an overview of key federal UAS stakeholders and their roles in integrating UAS.
Table 1: Key Federal UAS Stakeholders and Their Roles Integrating UAS into the National Airspace
Key stakeholders
UAS integration role
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
FAA’s UAS Integration Office is responsible for ensuring that UAS operate safely in the national airspace.
Department of Defense (DOD)
DOD provides FAA with UAS operational and safety data, as well as research and development support.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
NASA provides research and development and testing on UAS integration efforts.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
DHS’s Customs and Border Patrol has provided flight demonstrations to FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Office.
General Services Administration (GSA)
The General Services Administration (GSA) is responsible for tracking the federal government’s UAS inventory. Federal agencies that own or lease UAS report their UAS inventory, cost and utilization data to GSA.
Department of Justice (DOJ)
DOJ’s National Institute of Justice is responsible, in part, for assisting the technology needs—including UAS—of local, state, and tribal law enforcement agencies.
Source: GAO analysis of FAA data.
http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/652223.pdfAs we all know and have seen the roles Congress intends and the role Regimes and unelected bureacrats come up with are often as different as night is to day!
