Arch Turner: DHS science and tech group assessing aerial surveillance tactics

Homeland Security is weighing the commercial benefits of drone technology with security risks.

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Unmanned aircraft are becoming more capable and more common. The peaceful, commercial possibilities are endless. But so are the opportunities for accidents and terrorism via drone. That is why four federal agencies are collaborating on new approaches to aerial surveillance. Arch Turner, operational analysis chief at the Homeland Security Department’s Science and Technology Directorate, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the latest update.

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