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Old 17th Dec 2004, 10:25
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Groundloop
 
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I_FORD is completely wrong. GPS is still the responsibility of the US Department of Defense although GPS is now overseen by a committee co-chaired by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation.

See

http://gps.faa.gov/GPSBasics/index.htm

then follow links to

Interagency GPS Executive Board (IGEB)

followed by

U.S. Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy

This is the full text for the new arrangements for the control of GPS.

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