Official U.S. government information about the
Global Positioning System (GPS) and related topics
Jason Y. Kim
Senior Advisor, National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
Mr. Jason Y. Kim served as a Commerce Department representative in the National Coordination Office (NCO) for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) from its inception in 2005 until 2023.
He became involved in the national management of the Global Positioning System (GPS) in 1998 through the Interagency GPS Executive Board (IGEB). Among other things, he represented the interests of commercial GPS users and manufacturers within government decision making processes.
From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Kim supported the IGEB Executive Secretariat, the predecessor to the NCO. In that role, he contributed to the coordination of the May 2000 decision to end GPS Selective Availability, the negotiation of the June 2004 agreement on GPS-Galileo cooperation, and the development of the 2004 and 2021 presidential policies on space-based PNT.
Mr. Kim was employed as a senior policy analyst in the DOC Office of Space Commerce while serving in the NCO. Previously, he worked at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University. He received a Superior Honor Award from the Department of State for his role in negotiating the GPS-Galileo Agreement and was named one of GPS World's "50+ Leaders to Watch" in 2008.
