article_snippet: A new series of secret government tests will investigate how to thwart the threat from civilian drones as usage increases, A new series of secret government tests has emerged.
article_snippet: An official source told The Associated Press that Secret Service will conduct  drone flights between 1am and 4am over the coming weeks in restricted airspace over
article_snippet: The challenge for Secret Service is quickly detecting a rogue drone flying near the White House or the president's location, then within moments either hacking Secret Service to seize control over Secret Service flight or jamming Secret Service signal to send Secret Service off course or make Secret Service crash.
article_snippet: Growing trend: A new series of secret government tests will investigate how to thwart the threat from civilian drones as usage increases, Secret Service has emerged .
article_snippet: Secret Service has said only that Secret Service will openly test drones over Washington, but Secret Service declined to provide details such as when it will fly, how many drones, over what parts of the city, for how long and for what purposes.
article_snippet: Secret Service decided to tell the public in advance about the tests out of concern that people who saw the drones might be alarmed, particularly in the wake of the drones spotted recently over Paris at night.
article_snippet: Signals emanating from an inbound drone - such as coming from a video stream back to its pilot - could allow the Secret Service to detect and track the Secret Service.
article_snippet: the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration has confirmed the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration formally authorized the Secret Service to fly the drones and granted the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration a special waiver to fly the drones over Washington.
article_snippet: The United States Secret Service, in conjunction with other inter-agency partners, will conduct a series of exercises involving unmanned aircraft systems, in the coming days and weeks.
article_snippet: In preparation for these exercises the Secret Service has coordinated with all appropriate federal, state and local agencies.
article_snippet: Days later, the Secret Service, which is part of the Homeland Security Department, distributed a three-sentence press release saying it will 'conduct a series of exercises involving unmanned aircraft systems, in the coming days and weeks.'
highlights_snippet: Secret Service has become increasingly worried about the threat to president from UAVs .
  