President Bush updated the nation’s Global Positioning System policy, giving the Transportation Department authority equal to that of the Defense Department on the committee that manages GPS technology and spectrum. Transportation has committed itself to helping strengthen GPS to ensure noninterference from competitors and to enhance the technology’s civilian uses. The White House directive, issued earlier this month, updates a 1996 directive from former President Clinton. The White House Office of Science and Technology released details this week. The revisions update military and homeland security roles for GPS and designate it as a component of the U.S. critical infrastructure. The change in governance and resourcing reflects the fact that there are now more civilian uses for GPS than military. Full Story
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