# 537.7002 Policy.

(a)Executive Order (E.O.) 13981, “Protecting the United States From Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems”, states that it is the policy of the United States to prevent the use of taxpayer dollars to procure UAS that present unacceptable risks and are manufactured by, or contain software or critical electronic components from, foreign adversaries.

(b)GSA Information Technology (IT) Security Procedural Guide CIO-IT Security-20-104, “Drones/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Security” outlines the process for ensuring UAS security at GSA. The Chief Information Office (CIO) policies are available at https://insite.gsa.gov.

(c)GSA Order OAS 5615.1, “GSA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Policy” describes the policy for GSA’s ownership and use of UAS. GSA Orders are available at https://gsa.gov/directives-library.