Lawmakers Warned of Rising Security Threats From Drones During House Hearing

Lawmakers warned of rising security threats from drones during House hearing

Drones present an increasingly serious threat to the United States’s national security against both civilians at sporting events and law enforcement, according to drone experts who testified before Congress. Democrats and Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee were in rare…

House Judiciary Hearing on Malicious Drone Use

The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing titled “Unmanned and Unchecked: Confronting the Rising Threat of Malicious Drone Use in America” at 2 p.m. ET on Sept. 16. Witnesses Sgt. Robert Dooley, Statewide UAS / C-UAS coordinator, Office of Emergency Operations, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Brett Feddersen, vice president of Strategy & Government Affairs, U.S., D-Fend Solutions Dr. Ryan Wallace, professor of Aeronautical Sc…