integration pilot program

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao has announced that the three-year Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) has ended as of Oct. 25. Now, the program will move to a next phase, named Beyond.  “The nine state, local and tribal governments that participated in the program have signed …

The Senate Appropriations Committee authorized the fiscal 2019 Transportation-HUD spending invoice by a unanimous vote: however criticized the Department of Transportation for diverting Department funds to pay for the UAS Integration Pilot Program. The Senate invoice rejected most of the Trump Administration’s solutions, together with funding for many areas that …