Newsletter for Congressional Staff
The National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing sends the GPS Tracker newsletter to Capitol Hill staff and other interested parties on a periodic basis. Learn about the Office...
August 2012
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Senate Appropriators Pass FY 2013 Defense Spending Bill with GPS Program Funding
House Homeland Security Committee Analyzes GPS Spoofing of Aerial Drones
Application Spotlight: 4-H Use of GPS Technology
July 2012
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Civil GPS Funding Line Faces Major Cuts in Transportation Appropriations Bill
Senate Authorizers Provide Guidance for GPS Program
Congressmen Express Support for GPS Program at Educational Event on Capitol Hill
Application Spotlight: SpaceX Mission to ISS
May 2012
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House Appropriators Cut Nearly $50M from FY 2013 GPS Program Budget Request
Authorizers Provide Funding Guidance for GPS Program
New Reporting Requirements Proposed
PNT Office to Exhibit at May 31 Hill Event on GPS Modernization
March 2012
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President's FY 2013 Budget Request Includes $1.26B for Air Force GPS Program
DOT Requests $40M for Civil GPS Requirements
Sen. Roberts Touts GPS at Kansas Museum Exhibit
GPS Users Largely Unaffected By Most Recent Solar Storm
February 2012
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FCC Indefinitely Suspends LightSquared’s Nationwide "4G" Broadband Plan
Aviation Subcommittee Hearing Highlights Need to Protect GPS Spectrum
Supreme Court Rules Against Warrantless GPS Tracking
January 2012
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Congress Sets Final FY 2012 DoD Funding Levels for GPS Program
Signed Legislation Highlights Concerns Over LightSquared-GPS Interference
Federal Officials: LightSquared's Plans Would Cause Harmful Interference to Many GPS Receivers