Official U.S. government information about the
Global Positioning System (GPS) and related topics
2020 News Items
- May 22: NTIA files petition for reconsideration of FCC grant of Ligado license modification applications
- May 6: DHS report on PNT backup and complementary capabilities to the Global Positioning System
- Apr 27: GPS celebrates 25th year of operation
- Apr 22: FCC order and authorization for Ligado Networks
- Apr 21: Statement from the Department of Homeland Security on Ligado
- Apr 20: FCC approves Ligado's application to facilitate 5G and IoT services
- Apr 14: 2 SOPS disposes 26.5 year old satellite
- Apr 10: NTIA letter to FCC chairman re Ligado applications
- Apr 8: U.S. Space Force meeting mission demands despite coronavirus adjustments
- Apr 7: DHS S&T invites critical infrastructure owners & operators to GPS spoofing test event
- Apr 7: SMC reschedules GPS III-3 launch
- Mar 31: Space Force accepts control of GPS III satellite amidst global pandemic
- Mar 28: Contingency operations program and GPS III SV02 receive operational acceptance from USSF
- Mar 28: SMC prepares GPS Next Generation OCX for operations
- Mar 27: Space missions support whole-of-government approach during COVID-19 Pandemic
- Mar 24: GPS III SV02 satellite control authority transferred to 2 SOPS
- Mar 20: Schriever (including GPS) stays operational despite COVID-19
- Feb 12: GPS III Space Vehicle 03 "Columbus" safely arrives in Florida
- Feb 12: Executive Order on Strengthening National Resilience through Responsible Use of PNT Services
- Jan 29: Space Force decommissions 26-year-old GPS satellite to make way for GPS III constellation
- Jan 24: 2019 Federal Radionavigation Plan released
- Jan 14: 2nd Space Operations Squadron sets SVN-74 healthy and active
2020 Presentations from Conferences and Meetings
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