President's Budget Request for FY 2010

On May 7, 2009, the White House released the President's detailed budget request for the operation of the federal government in Fiscal Year 2010. The President's budget would fund GPS and GPS augmentation systems at the levels indicated below.

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Department of Defense logo Department of Defense

$927.8 million for procurement and development of the Global Positioning System (GPS), including:

  • $52.039 million for GPS IIF and Operational Control Segment (OCS) development via Appropriation 3600F (Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force), Program Element 0305165F, "NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (Space and Control Segments)"
  • $815.095 million for GPS IIIA and Next-Generation Operational Control Segment (OCX) development via Appropriation 3600F (Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force), Program Element 0305265F, "GPS III Space Segment"
  • $60.7 million via Air Force Procurement, Budget Activity 05, "Other Support, Space Programs"

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Department of Transportation logo Department of Transportation

$43.4 million for the addition of new, civil-unique capabilities to the GPS program, via FAA F&E Budget Item 2D11, "Global Positioning System (GPS) Civil Requirements"

$97.4 million for the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), via FAA F&E Budget Item 2D03, "Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) for GPS"

$7 million for Ground Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS), via FAA Facilities & Equipment Budget Item 1A13, "Next Generation Transportation System -- Flexible Terminals and Airports"

$4.6 million for the inland component of the Nationwide Differential GPS (NDGPS) system, via RITA R&D account, "Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System"

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Department of Commerce logo Department of Commerce

$3.4 million for the U.S. network of Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS), via NOAA Operations, Research, and Facilities account, "National Ocean Service, Geodesy Base"

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Department of Homeland Security logo Department of Homeland Security

$9.4 million for the maritime component of the NDGPS

Termination of Loran-C, a ground-based navigation system; Loran-C termination does not foreclose future development of a national backup to GPS

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