Dee Ann Divis has covered GNSS and the aerospace industry since the early 1990s, writing for GPS World, Geo Info Systems, Jane’s International Defense Review, the Los Angeles Times, AeroSpace Daily, and other publications. Read More
She was the science and technology editor at United Press International for five years, leaving for a year to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Knight Science Journalism Fellow.
Upon returning to D.C. she joined the staff of the Washington Examiner, a start-up newspaper that is now the second largest daily paper in Washington. She was the paper's assistant managing editor for news until 2013.
The program to develop M-code capable receivers for military equipment is poised to enter a new phase this fall as the GPS Directorate…
By Dee Ann Divis
Air Force Space Commander Gen. John Hyten Since Gen. John E. Hyten assumed leadership of Air Force Space Command in August 2014 he…
By Dee Ann Divis
Park rangers in Death Valley National Park have begun calling it “death by GPS.” Visitors faithfully following their navigation devices turn down the…
By Dee Ann Divis
A cooperative network of government labs, funded by a hopeful broadband company, is now testing GPS receivers in a surprise program that will…
By Dee Ann Divis
A new rule that took effect yesterday (August 29, 2016) eases U.S. limits on the commercial drone flights, unleashing a surging industry that…
By Dee Ann Divis
With control of Congress increasingly up in the air and a new administration due to take the reins in six months, organizations around…
By Dee Ann Divis
The Air Force is defending the new GPS ground system, taking a stand against naysayers in Congress and declaring through its actions an…
By Dee Ann Divis
The U.S. Army will soon release new contracts and a post-Milestone B solicitation as part of its shift to a system of systems…
By Dee Ann Divis
A new satellite-based positioning and timing system now available from partners Iridium and Satelles incorporates layered security elements into a service that offers…
By Dee Ann Divis
GPS program managers are looking for small firms with a fresh take on technologies ranging from handheld M-code receivers and cybersecurity solutions to…
By Dee Ann Divis
Advanced military receivers using the sort of modern multi-channel, multi-constellation capabilities already available commercially, could enable the Air Force to focus its anti-jam…
By Dee Ann Divis
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is officially asking for feedback on a proposal by Ligado Networks to repurpose frequencies near the GPS band…
By Dee Ann Divis
Anyone who has sat through several iterations of a slide presentation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) can’t help but wonder if there…
By Dee Ann Divis
The satellite-based NextGen program is in trouble — no question about it. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic modernization effort will likely…
By Dee Ann Divis
Small GPS jammers, particularly the “personal privacy devices” readily available on the Internet, pose one of the greatest risks to the nation’s critical…
By Dee Ann Divis
