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The House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday got a classified briefing from federal officials about the spate of drone sightings on the East Coast. The lawmakers said they were largely satisfied with the answers from the Defense, Homeland and Justice departments but called for more transparency to ease growing public concerns. Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the panel, said they were told that any drones sighted were not operated by the federal government and no laws were being broken by drones that were being flown in the area. There are more than 800,000 registered drones throughout the country, he said, and possibly “millions and millions” more that aren’t — so identifying who is operating the craft would be extremely difficult. “We have no idea who owns these drones, assuming these drones are, in fact, drones,” Mr. Himes told reporters. “Again, everybody who studied this has arrived at the conclusion that most of these sightings are commercial aircraft.” The Biden administration has spent several days trying to quash the fervor over the sightings of mysterious drones over New Jersey and elsewhere on the East Coast, with officials insisting the purported drones did not have malicious intent and were not operated by foreign powers. Officials have also said that sightings were likely a combination of commercial, hobbyist and law enforcement drones, manned aircraft, helicopters or even stars mistakenly identified as drones. As they exited the closed-door briefing, lawmakers said they believed the explanations but wanted the Biden administration to do a better job explaining it to Americans. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Illinois Democrat, said that the big takeaway was that the vast majority of sightings were manned aircraft, but he wanted federal authorities to provide the data that backed it up. Reports of sightings in New Jersey began to trickle in before Thanksgiving and then spread to Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland. It led to calls for Congress to reauthorize and expand drone-countering powers, with the government’s main mechanism for countering unmanned aircraft systems or UASs set to expire Friday. The current drone-countering powers, authorized as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, authorize Homeland Security and the Justice to use advanced technology to detect, track and intercept drones that don’t comply with the law. Mr. Krishnamoorthi said more legislative actions are needed to “plug some holes within the law.” “Quite frankly, the technology of drones has outpaced the law, and that’s kind of the bottom line,” he said. Copyright © 2024 The Washington Times, LLC. .
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BOULDER — Why would give a fork about Arizona State? The shortest path to the College Football Playoff runs through Folsom Street. Sure, Coach Prime can make more money elsewhere. Pick your elsewhere. Then pick your poison. The Cowboys? . The Raiders? The Giants? If he stays, CU’s on the cusp of a dynasty. Power. Playoffs. Prerogative. The new-look Big 12 is a football island of misfit toys that’s begging for an overlord. The wheels are coming off the Mike Gundy train in Oklahoma State. Kyle Whittingham’s Utes this fall looked like a MySpace to CU’s TikTok. Sanders beat the pair by a combined score of 50-12. “He’s certainly validated his way to do things,” Geoff Schwartz, the Fox Sports analyst and former Oregon/NFL lineman, told me the other day. “Because he’s proven that he could do it with heavy portaling.” Buffs fans were probably seething about the Kansas game again after watching the Sun Devils boat race Iowa State on Saturday in front of a less-than-stellar crowd at Jerry World. The Big 12 title game also underscored three points: Given what transpired at Arrowhead Stadium, ASU tailback Cam Skattebo and quarterback Sam Leavitt would’ve been a handful for the Buffs, too. The Buffs should’ve been there. They will get there. If Sparky is the bar, then this is a league the Buffs and Sanders can win, every year. For as long as want. For as long as wants. Power. Playoffs. Prerogative. If the Buffs can pony up — Sanders is slated to make $5.9 million in 2025 and $6.1 million in 2026 — for a pay bump, why would you want to leave? “It depends on the next crop of players,” Schwartz said. “You’re only as sustainable as the next crop of players. This game is so much about talent acquisition. I think coaching obviously matters, but it’s about the talent acquisition.” The Buffs woke up Saturday with the No. 4 recruiting class in the Big 12, and No. 37 nationally — but that’s just with the high school kids. CU’s 2024 prep signees its transfer group was eighth. The Buffs jumped almost 60 slots among high school hauls in a year, and that’s following a ’24 core that included left tackle Jordan Seaton, wideout Drelon Miller (13 catches, two receiving scores in November) and running back Micah Welch (four rushing TDs, 4.2 yards per carry). The portal opens Monday, and CU’s pitch almost writes itself. You’ll be on national TV every week. You’ll be coached by NFL veterans with NFL nous. You’re coming into a league you can win. If you’re a serious free agent, how is Boulder not on your shortlist? “I don’t know if there’s a model to follow, because part of his model was bringing the No. 1 QB in the 2025 (NFL) draft (Shedeur Sanders) and the best player on his roster (Travis Hunter),” Schwartz pondered. “That was one of the advantages of hiring Deion. “Nobody else has a Travis Hunter to bring. Other teams have also gone portal-heavy and it hasn’t worked. I’m not sure there’s one special formula, like, ‘This is what Deion did, and therefore, we’re going to do the same thing.'” Some have, though. A closer look at ASU’s two-deep for Saturday’s bashing of Iowa State shows that 17 out of the top 44 on the depth chart were transfers who just got there — including 11 of the top 22 on defense. Curt Cignetti’s Indiana Hoosiers are a living, breathing testament to the Prime Method — and did so at a more barren coaching graveyard and in a much tougher league. IU’s QB played at Ohio last year. Its top rusher was at Wake Forest. Its top wideout was at James Madison. Its No. 1 tackler and sack leader also parachuted in from the Dukes’ roster. “I don’t know if there’s another Deion around,” Schwartz continued. “If you get good players, they’ll be good. It’s not that complicated when it comes to college football.” Power. Playoffs. Prerogative. Under Sanders, the Buffs are poised to become the USC of flyover states. The school where the five stars want to play. The practices movie stars want to come to watch. The NFL is a league of thin ice. In Boulder, Coach Prime walks on water.