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.
Additional export controls are being considered for position, navigation, and timing (PNT) advances as well 13 other wide-ranging categories of technology. Among these…
By Dee Ann Divis
Though 2019 is brand new there are a host of GPS-related issues carrying over from 2018. This is one in a series of…
By Dee Ann Divis
The Federal Communications Commission — after a multi-agency process that started in October 2013 — approved on November 15 of this year a…
By Dee Ann Divis
UPDATED: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Nov. 15 unanimously approved waivers allowing the use of the Galileo E1 and E5 signals for non-federal purposes…
By Dee Ann Divis
Iridium is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to rescind rules essential to Ligado Networks’ proposal to use its satellite frequencies to support…
By Dee Ann Divis
The announcement of the White House’s new strategy to speed development of next-generation wireless networks is likely to create a new front in…
By Dee Ann Divis
After a four-year delay the Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on whether signals from Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system can officially…
By Dee Ann Divis
A proposed frequency change that could create interference with GPS receivers has picked up a new and powerful group of opponents. The Alliance…
By Dee Ann Divis
A new consortium has been formed to enable government to more quickly find innovative solutions to space-related technology problems including those involving satellite…
By Dee Ann Divis
The European Commission (EC) is on track to mandate that smart phones in the European Union (EU) be capable of using signals from…
By Dee Ann Divis
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a new effort to ascertain the real-world risks posed by the loss of positioning, navigation…
By Dee Ann Divis
The new Cybersecurity Solarium Commission should consider addressing GPS vulnerabilities as it develops a strategy to protect the U.S. against attacks on its…
By Dee Ann Divis
While threats to American defense satellites were climbing sharply, the costs and schedules of U.S. military space programs were on the same unsustainable…
By Dee Ann Divis
The years-long fight over a proposal to recast satellite spectrum near the GPS frequencies for a terrestrial network is now being raised as…
By Dee Ann Divis
The Air Force officially announced Friday that Lockheed Martin had been awarded a $7.2 billion contract to build 22 GPS III Follow-on (IIIF)…
By Dee Ann Divis
