Newsletter for Congressional Staff
2010 Issues

September 2010

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Senate Appropriators Pass FY 2011 Defense Spending Bill with GPS Program Funding

GAO Releases Updated Audit of GPS Program

Newest GPS Satellite Now Online

GPS III Satellite Development Ahead of Schedule and Ready for Production

Application Spotlight: 2010 Census

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July 2010

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Civil GPS Upgrades on Track Toward Full Funding

House and Senate Differ on Funding for Ground-Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS)

House Recommends $3M Cut to WAAS

House and Senate at Odds Over Nationwide Differential GPS (NDGPS) Funding

New National Space Policy Addresses GPS Leadership

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June 2010

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NextGen Plan Requires Satellite Navigation Equipage for All Aircraft by 2020

SASC Requests $10M Study of Mini-GPS Satellites

SASC Pushes for Military GPS Equipment Upgrades

Application Spotlight: Mining

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May 2010

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First Next-Generation GPS Satellite Successfully Launched Into Orbit

Defense Authorizers Zero Out iGPS

Ten Years of Unfettered Civil GPS Access

Application Spotlight: Offshore Oil Disaster Clean-up

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April 2010

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Next Generation GPS Operational Control Segment (OCX) Contract Awarded

High Integrity GPS Program in FY 2011 Budget

DOT Seeks Public Comments on GPS Satellite Glitch

Application Spotlight: Disaster Relief & Mitigation

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February 2010

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President's FY 2011 Budget Request Includes GPS Funding

New Director at National Coordination Office

New GPS Satellite Shipped to Cape Canaveral

DHS Terminates Loran-C Navigation System

GPS-Related Exhibit Coming to Maryland Science Center

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