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BUSINESS GROUPS CAUGHT FLAT-FOOTED BY CDC MASK GUIDANCE: The Biden administration’s announcement Thursday that fully vaccinated Americans can ditch their masks in most situations is undoubtedly a major milestone in the country’s fight against Covid-19. But trade groups representing the businesses, and a union representing the workers who will now be tasked with enforcing mask-wearing for unvaccinated people, are now scrambling to parse what the guidance means for their members.
Larry Lynch, who as senior vice president of science and industry for the National Restaurant Association handles its Covid operating guidance, said in an interview that the new recommendations may be the industry’s biggest challenge yet. “We don t know how to be the vaccine police,” he said. “CDC didn t do us didn t do the industry, any big favors,” he added, though “it certainly helped consumers.”
Local entrepreneur Paul Hsu appointed to FAA drone group [Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach]
Jan. 13 FORT WALTON BEACH A local entrepreneur with extensive expertise in aviation-related technology and a commitment to science and engineering education has been appointed to the Federal Aviation Administration’s Drone Advisory Committee.
Paul Hsu, founder and chairman of the HSU Educational Foundation in Fort Walton Beach, was appointed to the committee by former U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. His appointment was announced three days before Chao’s Monday resignation became effective.
“The Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) is key to helping the FAA keep pace with innovation while protecting safety,” Chao said in a news release announcing the appointment of Hsu and 11 other people to the committee.
MEASURE CEO Appointed to Federal Aviation Administration s Drone Advisory Committee
Brandon Torres Declet one of 12 appointees providing advice to the Secretary of Transportation on drone regulation
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WASHINGTON and AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ MEASURE, a leading aerial intelligence company, and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao, announced Brandon Torres Declet, CEO and Co-Founder of MEASURE has been appointed to the Federal Aviation Administration s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee (DAC).
The DAC is a broad-based, long-term federal advisory committee that provides the FAA advice on key drone integration issues by helping to identify challenges and prioritize improvements. The committee helps to create a broad strategy for the safe integration of drones into the National Airspace System.