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StevenAftergoodINSPECTORGENERALDEPARTMENTOFDEFENSE4800MARKCENTERDRIVEALEXANDRIA,VIRGINIA22350-1500MAR042015FederationofAmericanScientists1725DeSalesStreetNW,Suite600Washington,DC20036DearMr.
Aftergood:Ref:FOIA-2015-00487ThisisinresponsetoyourMarch30,2015,FreedomofInformationAct(FOIA)requestforacopyofDODIG-2015-097,EvaluationofDoDUseofUnmannedAircraftSystems(UAS)forSupporttoCivilAuthorities.
WereceivedyourrequestonMarch30,2015,andassigneditcasenumberFOIA-2015-00487.
TheOfficeoftheDeputyInspectorGeneralforIntelligenceandSpecialProgramAssessmentsconductedasearchandlocatedtheencloseddocuments.
Ideterminedthatsomeredactedportionsoftherecordsareexemptfromreleasepursuantto5U.
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Agency,determinedthatsomeredactedp01iionsareexemptfi·omreleasepursuantto5U.
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VIRGINIA22350-150(}MEMORANDUMFORSECRBTARYOFDEI'ENSBUNDERSECRETARYOFDEFENSEFORPOLICYMarch20,2015SUBJECT:(UJllvaluationofDoD'sUscofUnmannedAircraftSystemsforSupporttoCivilAuthorities(ReportNo.
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(U)Weconsideredmanagementcommentsonadraftofthisreportwhenpreparingthofinalreport.
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3(l'900}DoDDoesNotHaveaStandardizedApprovalProcessforUASSupporttoDomesticCivilAuthorities.
4(l'900}SetviceandNationalGuardUASExperts~i(U)ScopeandMethodology(U)TheevaluationwasconductedinaccordancewithQualityStandardsforInspectionandEvaluationissuedbytheCounciloftheInspectorsGeneralonIntegrityandEfficiency.
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(U)OurevaluationincludedareviewofFederalStatutes,DoDpolicyanddirectives,ChairmanoftheJointChiefsofStaffInstructions,Servicepolicyanddirectives,andNationalGuardBureau(NGB)policyanddirectives,WealsoconductedInterviewswithpersonnelfromacrosstheDepartmentresponsibleforpoliciesandproceduresfortheconductofUASoperations{SeetheAppendix).
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(POliO)AnotherexamplewasprovidedbytheArmyandAirNationalGuard.
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ThetrainingmetalloftheInternalServiceguidelinesandwasforwardedforapproval.
However,sincetheexercisewasconductedwithinDoDrestrictedairspace,theJointStaffdeterminedthatapprovalwasnotrequired.
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(U)UnderSecretaryofDefenseforIntelligencerepresentativesfromWarflghterSupport.
(U)AssistanttotheSecretaryofDefenseforIntelligenceOversightrepresentatives.
(U)USNORTHCOMDirectorsfromtheOperations,Plans,Intelligence,andJudgeAdvocateGeneralDirectorates.
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