[vowelless]

Here is the FAA UAS initiative [1]

In my experience (I don't deal with them directly, just an engineer), FAA is bullish on UAVs, but is obviously very cautious.

This [2] is also a good read.

[1] http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/uas/

[2] "Integration of Civil UAS in National Airspace System": http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/uas/media/uas_roadmap_2...