Board members seated around long table in conference room 25th Meeting
December 9-10, 2021

Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, Galaxy Ballroom (Top Floor)
900 South Orme Street, Arlington, Virginia 22204

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Agenda

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

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8:30 - 8:35
BOARD CONVENES
Call to Order, Logistics, & Announcements
Mr. James J. Miller, Executive Director, National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board, NASA HQ
8:35 - 8:55
Welcome Remarks
Hon. Pamela Melroy, NASA Deputy Administrator
8:55 - 9:25
Kick-Off of 25th PNTAB Meeting:
Roundtable & Brief Introduction of New Members, Remembrance of Brian Ramsay
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ADM Thad Allen, Chair, PNTAB; All Members
9:25 - 9:55
The Need to Protect, Toughen, & Augment GPS for All Users
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Dr. Brad Parkinson, 1st Vice Chair, PNTAB
9:55 - 10:25
GPS Program Update:
GPS III/IIIF Payloads & Capabilities
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Capt Jonathan Teer, Lead Engineer, PNT Signals Management, Space Systems Command, U.S. Space Force
10:25 - 10:55
National Security Council (NSC) Briefing:
Maintaining GPS as Critical Infrastructure
Ms. Caitlin Durkovich, NSC, Executive Office of the President
10:55 - 11:10
BREAK
11:10 - 11:40
DoD Perspectives and Priorities for the PNT Advisory Board
Mr. Fred Moorefield, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Command, Control, and Communication (C3), DoD CIO, Co-Chair, PNT EXCOM Executive Steering Group
11:40 - 12:10
U.S. / Russia Technology Resilience Gap
Mr. George Beebe, VP and Director of Studies at the Center for the National Interest
12:10 - 12:30
Morning Session Wrap-Up:
Member Feedback on Areas for Further Discussion
All Members
12:30 - 1:40
LUNCH
1:40 - 2:05
Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS)
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Dr. Ignacio Fernandez-Hernandez, Galileo Authentication & HAS Manager, European Commission
2:05 - 2:30
Global Differential GPS (GDGPS) Task Force:
Preliminary Fact-Finding Report
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Dr. John Betz, Chair, GDGPS Task Force
2:30 - 2:55
A Resilient National Timing Architecture
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Mr. Dana Goward, RNT Foundation & PNTAB Member
2:55 - 3:20
GPS & Galileo Civil Signal Authentication
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Mr. Logan Scott, President, Logan Scott Consulting
3:20 - 3:45
Lunar GNSS Utilization: From Vision to Reality
A NASA PNT Update
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Mr. Joel J.K. Parker, PNT Policy Lead, GSFC, NASA
3:45 - 4:00
BREAK
4:00 - 4:25
Digital Flight Rules Enabled by GPS:
Modernization of the National Airspace System
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Capt. William Cotton, Founder & President, Cotton Aviation Enterprises, Inc.
4:25 - 4:50
Using UAV's in GPS-Denied Environments
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Mr. Pramod Raheja, CEO, Airgility
4:50 - 5:15
UAV Roadmap Follow-Up from 2015/2018
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Dr. Jim Farrell, Owner, VIGIL & Mr. Bill Woodward, PNT Committee Chair, SAE International
5:15 - 5:40
FCC Spectrum Regulation: Addressing Perceived Conflicts with Safety & National Security Systems
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Hon. Jeff Shane, IATA Representative & PNTAB Member
5:40 - 6:00
Recap of Presentation Highlights & Closing Thoughts:
Deliberation Preparation for Dec. 10
All members, led by ADM Thad Allen
6:00
ADJOURNMENT

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Friday, December 10, 2021

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8:30 - 8:35
BOARD CONVENES
Call to Order
Mr. James J. Miller, Executive Director, National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board, NASA HQ
8:35 - 9:05
PNTAB Leadership Observations from Day 1:
 
  • Prioritization of Opportunities and Risks
  • Protect, Toughen, Augment Focus Areas
  • Establish Subcommittees to Develop Recommendations
ADM Thad Allen, Chair, PNTAB; Dr. Bradford Parkinson, 1st Vice Chair, PNTAB; Gov. Jim Geringer, 2nd Vice Chair, PNTAB
9:05 - 10:30
Concise Observations from New Members:
 
  • Lt Gen Michael Hamel (USAF, ret.)
  • Dr. Jade Morton
  • Dr. Gregory Winfree
  • Ms. Eileen Reilly
  • Dr. Tom Powell
  • Dr. Sonia Alves-Costa
  • Dr. Vahid Madani
  • Dr. Renato Filjar
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  • Mr. David Grossman
New members, led by Chairs; All member observations are welcome
10:30 - 10:45
BREAK
10:45 - 11:45
Roundtable Discussion -- Recommendation Formulation:
 
  • Organization of Work for 2021-2023 (Subcommittees, Task Forces, etc.)
  • Developing Findings & Recommendations
All members, led by Chairs
11:45 - 12:00
Wrap-Up:
 
  • Workplan Priorities, Schedule, & Timeline for Deliverables
  • Recognition of Subject Matter Expert Contributions to PNTAB:
    • Dr. Scott Pace & Mr. Logan Scott
  • Closing Remarks
ADM Thad Allen, Chair, PNTAB; Dr. Bradford Parkinson, 1st Vice Chair, PNTAB; Gov. Jim Geringer, 2nd Vice Chair, PNTAB
12:00 - 1:00
LUNCH — Working as needed
1:00
ADJOURNMENT

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