From: Space News
by Jeff Foust
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One reason for the decreased review time is the establishment of a memorandum of understanding last year involving the Departments of Commerce, State, Defense and Interior, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, establishing procedures for interagency reviews for commercial remote sensing license applications. That agreement has been invoked 14 times in the last year to enable the processing of license applications “in a timely manner,” she said.
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SILVER SPRING, Md. — The small office that currently handles licensing of commercial remote sensing systems says it’s made major progress in processing license applications, even as the government moves ahead with broader reforms.