National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
The National Coordination Office (NCO) is the permanent staff of the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT).
It is the central node within the government for GPS-related policy matters.
Responsibilities
The National Coordination Office is responsible for collecting GPS-related information from multiple federal agencies to support the operations of the National Executive Committee, including interagency coordination, consensus development, and issue resolution.
The office maintains the Five-Year National Plan for Space-Based PNT and assesses its implementation by the member agencies.
The office organizes meetings of the National Executive Committee and its Executive Steering Group. The office tracks the implementation of tasks and working groups established by those bodies.
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The office maintains the GPS.gov website as the central pillar of the U.S. GPS outreach campaign. It also develops and disseminates other GPS educational materials.
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The charter of the National Executive Committee provides more detail on the office's responsibilities and functions.
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Operational Support
The Department of Commerce (DOC) serves as the host of the National Coordination Office, providing office space, equipment, information technology services, financial and contract management services, and other administrative support.
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The member agencies on the National Executive Committee provide the personnel on rotational assignments to the office.
The Departments of Defense (DoD) and Transportation (DOT) provide annual funding for travel, contracting, and other activities.
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Personnel
The office is led by a director and deputy director and includes a cadre of senior advisors from the National Executive Committee agencies.
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Director: Dr. Jan Brecht-Clark
Department of Transportation
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Deputy Director: Col. Harold "Stormy" Martin
Department of Defense
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Jason Kim
Department of Commerce
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Ken Alexander
Department of Transportation -
Robert Crane
Department of Homeland Security -
Anita Eisenstadt
Department of State -
Maj. Ben Calhoon
Department of Defense -
Glenn Guempel
Department of the Interior -
Rick Foote
Department of Commerce
The NCO staff also includes the following contractor expertise:
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Steve Sidorek
Legislative Affairs Advisor, Overlook Systems
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Jim Burton
Technical Advisor, Overlook Systems -
Colleen Alexander
Administrative Assistant, AGS
Contact Information
The National Coordination Office is a point of contact for public inquiries and other communications regarding GPS policy.
The office does not provide user support for GPS devices or maps.
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- Phone: +1 (202) 482-5809
- Email: pnt.office@pnt.gov
- Street Address:
National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 2518
1401 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20230
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