1997-2004 News Items

From the IGEB Era

The Interagency GPS Executive Board (IGEB) was the predecessor to the National Executive Committee for Space-Based PNT. Established by Presidential directive in March 1996, the IGEB operated through December 2004. The following GPS-related materials were released during that time period.

Unfortunately, many of the source documents mentioned below are no longer online.

2004

Dec 14: U.S.-Russia Joint Statement on GPS and Glonass
Nov 22: U.S.-Japan Joint Statement on GPS Cooperation
Oct: IGEB Report on GPS L1 Civil Signal Modernization (L1C)
Oct: Final Report from June 2004 India-U.S. Space Conference
Jun 26: White House Press Statement on GPS-Galileo Cooperation Agreement; Remarks by Secretary of State Colin Powell; Signed Agreement Text
Feb 25: EC-U.S. Joint Statement on GPS-Galileo Cooperation
Jan 8: U.S. Media Note on GPS-Galileo Cooperation

2003

Nov 21: EC-U.S. Joint Statement on GPS-Galileo Cooperation
Jul: FAA Commissions Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) for Aviation Use
Mar 21: U.S. Policy Statement Regarding Civil GPS Availability

2002

2001

Oct: Updated GPS SPS Performance Standard
Sep 17: Special Notice Regarding Selective Availability
Sep 10: DOT Report on Vulnerability of GPS-Dependent Transportation Infrastructure (BTS.gov)
Jun 29: Announcement of Public Forum on the New Civil GPS Signals
Apr: Independent Review Board Completes Review of WAAS Program
Apr: Public Comments Invited on ICD-GPS-200C (extended to April 20, 2001)
Feb 5: U.S.-Japan Joint Announcement Reconfirming GPS Cooperation

2000

Dec: Decimeter Level Positioning May Be Available in 2001
Oct 30: IGEB Reply Comments to FCC on UWB Rulemaking
Oct: GPS Outreach Booth Exhibited at International Transportation Symposium
Oct: FCC Extends Comment Period on UWB Rulemaking
Aug: GPS Funding Bill Signed into Law
Jun: Western Governors' Association Letter Endorsing GPS Modernization and NDGPS
Jun 20: GPS Industry Fair on Capitol Hill
Jun: U.S. Succeeds in Protecting and Expanding GPS Spectrum at WRC-2000
May 1: PRESIDENT ENDS INTENTIONAL DEGRADATION OF GPS
Apr 4: DOT Letter to Congress and Civil GPS Brochure
Mar: GPS III, Selective Availability, and Other Topics Discussed at CGSIC
Mar: Planning Begins on "GPS III" Satellites To Meet Future Requirements Through 2030
Mar: Congressional Testimony of Commerce Under Secretary Cheryl Shavers: "By adopting a home outside the DOD, the IGEB wanted to demonstrate to the world that GPS is not a purely military system but has growing commercial applications."
Mar: Congressional Testimony of FAA Administrator Jane Garvey: "GPS is ranked as the Department's second most important 'Flagship' initiative."
Feb: President Requests $617 Million in FY 2001 for GPS Sustainment and Modernization