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Legislative Updates
- President Signs Defense Act (Jan 3) We updated our funding page to reflect yesterday's signature of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013.
- December Newsletter Released (Dec 19) Our latest "GPS Tracker" highlights the GPS guidance in the final defense authorization bill, a recent hearing on spectrum issues, the new NCO director, and more.
- Defense Authorization Bill Finalized (Dec 19) Yesterday, the House-Senate conferees released their compromise bill for the FY 2013 defense authorization. The final act both adds and repeals congressional reporting requirements related to GPS.
- Full Senate Passes Defense Authorization (Dec 5) We updated our funding tracker to reflect the Senate's passage of the defense authorization bill. At this time, we are unaware of any changes from the committee version that would affect GPS.
- October Newsletter Released (Oct 5) This month's issue of "GPS Tracker" includes stories on the GPS IIF-3 satellite launch, the recent LightSquared hearing, GAO's findings on GPS vulnerabilities in drones, and truck accidents due to the use of inappropriate GPS devices.
Latest News Items
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Air Force Orders Additional GPS III Satellites
(Feb 12) On February 8, the Department of Defense announced a $62 million contract award to Lockheed Martin for GPS III satellites 5 and 6. More... -
GPS Leaders Receive Honors from Institute of Navigation
(Feb 7) The Institute of Navigation (ION) recently bestowed awards to two U.S. government officials who have made significant contributions to the GPS program. Anthony Russo (former director of the National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing) was honored for his efforts to prevent interference to GPS users from the proposed LightSquared network. Air Force Colonel Jon Anderson was honored for his many contributions to the evolution of military GPS capabilities. (Please note that this link leads to the ION website, which is not controlled by the U.S. government.) More... -
U.S. and UK Reach Understanding on GPS Patents
(Jan 17) The United States and United Kingdom successfully reached an understanding on intellectual property rights that will ensure GPS civil signals remain free and openly available for users worldwide. More... -
New Director Joins National Coordination Office
(Jan 10)
Dr. Jan Brecht-Clark of the Department of Transportation is now director of the National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, replacing Anthony Russo.
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GPS Program Founders Donate Trophy to Air Force
(Dec 10) Dr. Brad Parkinson and the "GPS Originators" team, who received the prestigious Goddard Memorial Trophy in March 2012, passed their award to the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center at a ceremony on November 30. More... -
New GPS Satellite Enters Service
(Nov 14) The newest GPS satellite went online on Nov 13, following its successful launch and checkout. It is the third in the Block IIF series of modernized GPS spacecraft. More... -
Air Force Launches GPS IIF-3 Satellite
(Oct 4) The Air Force successfully launched the third GPS Block IIF satellite into orbit on October 4, 2012. It should be set operational within the coming weeks. More...
