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GPS OCX to Halt Work September 15 unless Lawmakers Act
August 16, 2016

GPS OCX to Halt Work September 15 unless Lawmakers Act

A lack of funds will force a shutdown in the development of the GPS new ground system on September 15 unless lawmakers act on a July request to redirect funds, according to the Air Force.

Although the doors likely would only be closed for a little over two weeks, a hiatus would add substantially to the total cost of the GPS Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) and further delay completion of the already behind-schedule program, the Pentagon has told lawmakers.

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By Inside GNSS
Dana Goward

Dana Goward

Dana A. Goward is the President & Executive Director of the Resilient Navigation & Timing Foundation, a nonprofit, public benefit corporation that helps protect critical infrastructure by promoting resilient navigation and timing worldwide.

In 2013 he retired from the federal Senior Executive Service having served as the maritime navigation authority for the United States and Director, Marine Transportation Systems for the U.S. Coast Guard.

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By Inside GNSS
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GNSS Forum: Seven Easy Ways the Administration or Congress Could Get a Quick Win Protecting GPS and America

GNSS Forum: Seven Easy Ways the Administration or Congress Could Get a Quick Win Protecting GPS and America

Dana Goward, President & Executive Director, Resilient Navigation & Timing Foundation

The U.S. Secretary of Defense has said “I hate GPS” and “I want to unplug the military from GPS.” Senior officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have called GPS “a single point of failure for critical infrastructure.”

GPS signals are used by virtually every technology. Their disruption for more than a brief period of time or over more than a small area could impact cell phone service, financial systems, computer networks, emergency radio systems, and every mode of transportation. It could be catastrophic for America.

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By Inside GNSS
Air Force Announces a New Competition for GPS III Launch Services

Air Force Announces a New Competition for GPS III Launch Services

Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, Space and Missile Systems Center commander and Air Force program executive officer for Space., U.S Air Force photo by Van Ha

[Updated August 19, 2016, to include Air Force responses to Inside GNSS questions.] The U.S. Air Force has announced a new competition for the next GPS III satellite launch, scheduled for 2019. The request for proposal (RFP) for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Launch Service, due from the industry by September 19, follows a draft RPF that received “extensive industry engagements,” the Air Force said.

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By Inside GNSS
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Ganiyu Ishola Agbaje
July 24, 2016

Ganiyu Ishola Agbaje

Ganiyu Ishola Agbaje is a geoinformation expert, with a Ph.D. in geography/geomatics from Lancaster University, an MPhil degree in GIS & remote sensing from the University of Cambridge, and MSc and BSc (Hons) degrees in surveying from the University of Lagos.

He is a registered surveyor and a Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors.

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By Inside GNSS
Souichirou Kozuka

Souichirou Kozuka

Souichirou Kozuka (Ph.D., Tokyo University) is a professor of law at Gakushuin University, Tokyo.

He specializes in commercial law, corporate law, and maritime, air and space law.

Kozuka is co-chair of the Space Law Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA) for 2016 and 2017, correspondent of UNIDROIT (the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law) and an associate member of the International Academy of Comparative Law (IACL).

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Jérôme Leclère

Jérôme Leclère

Jérôme Leclère is a postdoctoral researcher at École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Canada.

He works on efficient acquisition algorithms and integration of GNSS and other sensors for automotive applications.

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By Inside GNSS
Air Force Backs GPS OCX as Temporary Shutdown Looms
July 17, 2016

Air Force Backs GPS OCX as Temporary Shutdown Looms

The Air Force is defending the new GPS ground system, taking a stand against naysayers in Congress and declaring through its actions an intent to stick with the Next Generation Operational Control System program (OCX) — at least for now.

The most public of these actions occurred June 30 when Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James announced OCX would surpass by at least 25 percent the program’s estimated cost. She declared a critical Nunn-McCurdy breach, putting the program on a path to automatic cancellation.

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By Dee Ann Divis
Jade Morton: The Long and Scintillating Road

Jade Morton: The Long and Scintillating Road

Jade Morton, in the front row at the right, with her sisters and grandmother

>>Jade Morton’s Compass Points

Yu — or Jade, in English — Morton is an electrical engineer, a professor at Colorado State University (bound for the University of Colorado Boulder in 2017), and a shining star in the world of GNSS. She left work for eight years to be a full-time mother, then returned to a university professorship and high-level research, where she has been recognized for her work on ionospheric effects on global navigation satellite systems.

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