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Department of Homeland Security

Mission

Preventing terrorism and enhancing security; managing our borders; administering immigration laws; securing cyberspace; and ensuring disaster resilience.
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GPS Roles and Responsibilities

  • Operates the master control stations and the maritime component of the Nationwide Differential GPS (NDGPS) network.
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  • Provides user support to the civilian GPS community through the Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) and the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC).
  • Identifies GPS requirements for homeland security purposes.
  • Coordinates efforts to identify, locate, and attribute domestic GPS interference.
  • Maintains a central database for reports of domestic and international interference to civil use of GPS and its augmentations, and notifies departments and agencies of GPS interference.
  • Promotes the use of GPS by federal, state, local, tribal, and private sectors responsible for public safety and emergency response.
  • Applies GPS technology to a broad variety of governmental activities, including: emergency planning and response; border protection; law enforcement; and Coast Guard operations.

Relevant Units

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GPS Leadership

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Points of Contact

John Merrill
GIS Portfolio Manager
Geospatial Management Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
(202) 447-3731

Monty G. Graham
Program Manager - GPS Jamming & Interference
National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications
National Communications System Department of Homeland Security
(703) 235-5653

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