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These sites have facilitated around 15,000 flight tests since 2015, according to the report, and the program is authorized until 2023, when the FAA will submit a report to Congress with information on the key capabilities needed to fully integrate drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Jan. 9 report, however, the GAO recommended the FAA develop a data analysis plan for gathered site data and publicly share more information as how the program contributes to the integration of drones, also known as unmanned aircraft systems, remains unclear. If these recommendations are not carried out, the FAA could fail to inform future drone integration efforts, the report suggested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll test site representatives and most users GAO interviewed [\u2026] said that more information on test sites\u2019 research would be helpful for UAS stakeholders\u2019 research efforts,\u201d the report read. \u201cBy sharing more information publicly, FAA could demonstrate to such stakeholders how the agency is fostering and using research to inform and advance integration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report came after another GAO report released in December on the FAA failure to keep track of all costs related to drone operations, resulting in incomplete information when identifying future costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a letter by the Department of Transportation, the FAA said the findings \u201cdo not accurately characterize the FAA\u2019s actions regarding the management of the Test Site Program.\u201d The FAA only partially agreed with the recommendation to develop a plan to analyze collected data because, according to the letter, the agency cannot share data from private entities using the test sites. 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