Official U.S. government information about the
Global Positioning System (GPS) and related topics
What's New
News Items
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PNT Advisory Board Recommendation Regarding Latest Ligado Proposal
(Aug 13) On August 10, 2018, the Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board issued a letter to the National Executive Committee for Space-Based PNT containing recommendations regarding the latest Ligado proposal More -
Agenda for Aug 6 PNT Advisory Board Teleconference
(Aug 3) The agenda for the August 6 intersession meeting of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board is now online. More -
PNT Advisory Board to Hold Teleconference on August 6
(Jul 24) On August 6, 2018, the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board will hold an open meeting via teleconference and WebEx. More -
2018 GPS Equipment Testing for Critical Infrastructure
(Jun 21) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate is hosting the 2018 GPS Equipment Testing for Critical Infrastructure (GET-CI) event. This event will take place during the fall of 2018. GET-CI events are a series of annual evaluation events intended for manufacturers of commercial GPS equipment used in critical infrastructure as well as critical infrastructure owners and operators. More -
2018 Public Interface Control Working Group (ICWG) and Open Forum
(Jun 15) The GPS Directorate has released a set of Proposed Interface Revision Notices (PIRNs) for public comment ahead of the next Public ICWG and Open Forum, scheduled for September 12, 2018, in El Segundo, CA. More -
PNT Advisory Board Meeting Agenda
(May 7) The agenda for the May 16-17 public meeting of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board is now online. More -
DOT Report on GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility
(Apr 26) The Department of Transportation released the final report of its GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility Assessment. More
Legislative Updates
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House Appropriators Decrease Funding for GPS III Development
(Jun 13) The House Appropriations Committee approved the subcommittee draft of the Fiscal Year 2019 defense appropriations bill. The committee bill would decrease funding for GPS III Development by $18 million compared to the President's request. More -
Senate Moves Forward on GPS-Related Bills
(Jun 8) We updated our GPS funding page to reflect Senate committee action on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 and appropriations for the GPS WAAS program. More -
House Passes National Defense Authorization Act
(May 31) We updated our GPS funding page to reflect the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019, including a floor amendment concerning "Backup Global Positioning System." More -
House Appropriators Fund GPS WAAS
(May 31) We updated our GPS funding page to reflect the House Appropriations Committee's markup of FY 2019 appropriations for the Transportation Department, including the GPS Wide Area Augmentation System. More -
FY 2019 Defense Bill Includes GPS Language
(May 11) We updated our GPS funding page to reflect the House Armed Services Committee's markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019. The committee provided program funding guidance as well as directive language related to GPS. More -
GPS Program Sees Increase in FY 2018 Omnibus
(Mar 23) On March 23, 2018, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, an omnibus funding measure that provides $1.18 billion to the Air Force GPS program, and $110.3 million to the Department of Transportation's GPS augmentation system (WAAS) in FY 2018. These funding levels represent an increase over the request. More
Website Content
- Aug 13: Advisory board letter
- Aug 6: Advisory board telecon slides
- Aug 3: Advisory board telecon agenda
- Jul 11: IS-GPS-200J; IS-GPS-705E; IS-GPS-800E; IS-GPS-240B; IS-GPS-870C
- Jun 15: Proposed interface revision notices
- May 25: CSNC 2018 presentations
- May 18: 2017 GPS performance report
- May 16: Advisory board presentations
Public Presentations
- Aug 6: National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board
- May 23-24: CSNC 2018 (China)
- May 16-17: National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board
- May 7: RIN Baška GNSS Conference
- Mar 6: Munich Satellite Navigation Summit
Calendar of Events
Multimedia
- Video Messages (Dec 2017)
- Launch Videos (Feb 2016)
