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Hearing Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilities in the United States
house Communications and Technology Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript · 77 transcript matches
HUDSON, RICHARD "Good morning and welcome to today's subcommittee hearing on Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, P&T. The global positioning system known as GPS has been the source of P&T for the United States for decades. Originally developed for military use, GPS was opened to civilian aviation by President Ronald Reagan following the 1983 shootdown of a Korean Airlines passenger jet that had strayed into Soviet airspace. Subsequent Republican and Democrat presidential administrations further expanded access to GPS for civilian applications. Originally developed for military use, GPS was opened to civilian..."
CRS Report
Spectrum Interference Issues: Ligado, the L-Band, and GPS
Resources · May 28, 2020
On April 20, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously approved a controversial application by Ligado Networks, a U.S. satellite communications company, to deploy a terrestrial...
Testimony HUDSON, RICHARD
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Good morning and welcome to today's subcommittee hearing on Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, P&T. The global positioning system known as GPS has been the source of P&T for the United States for decades. Originally developed for military use, GPS was opened to civilian aviation by President Ronald Reagan following the 1983 shootdown of a Korean Airlines passenger jet that had strayed into Soviet airspace. Subsequent Republican and Democrat presidential administrations further expanded access..."
Testimony HUDSON, RICHARD
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"warned us about the potential for jamming and spoofing, this is now very much a reality. Our adversaries frequently disrupt GPS in contested environments. For instance, just two weeks ago, a Royal Air Force jet carrying the United Kingdom's defense minister lost its GPS signal as a result of suspected Russian jamming. Space is also becoming more contested. Russia and China have been working to develop space-based weapons that threaten U.S. and space-based services, including GPS. Disruptions to..."
Testimony MATSUI, DORIS O.
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"or as we call it, P&T, and I'm encouraged that this remains an area of bipartisan interest. This is a highly technical topic, but it affects Americans in very real ways. GPS is the most common P&T system that we use every single day, and most people don't think about it unless they're mapped. But GPS does a lot more than help us with directions. It's working in the background all day, every day. GPS helps keep your internet running, your payments moving, and your bank account safer from fraud...."
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Today we are discussing our nation's positioning, navigation, and timing P&T technology and capabilities. While most Americans have not heard of P&T, they are likely familiar with our primary source of P&T data and information, and that is the Global Positioning System, or GPS. Whether you know it or not, GPS is everywhere, from the Starbucks app, knowing where you are, to our power grid, staying online and on time. Whether you know it or not, GPS is everywhere, from the Starbucks app, knowing..."
Testimony MR. SAM MATHENY
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"This is unlike GPS signals, which operate on a relatively narrow band of spectrum and are weak when received on Earth, making local interference easier. Third, BPS uses existing licensed spectrum. Fourth, BPS supports unlimited simultaneous users. This means no bottlenecks, which is essential for emergency and critical infrastructure applications. Finally, BPS is independent of GPS and other global navigation satellite systems, functioning even when GPS is compromised. Beyond serving as a..."
Testimony J. GROSSMAN
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Thank you for that question, Congressman, and I know how much of a champion you've been for precision agriculture. The GPS story and agriculture is really a remarkable one. You think about, for the farmer today, a GPS-equipped tractor or combine combined with wireless connectivity can enable the the tractor to run semi-autonomously, and using GPS and a corrective technology, for example like RTK, they can get down to centimeter level accuracy, and for the farmer that means being able to, for..."
Testimony RYAN TALLEY
"Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025
"And it's imperative that we continue to harbor that and really have clear access channels for all of our farmers in the U.S. to have access to these markets and to continue to be able to flourish within the United States. So for us on our farm, we use GPS with our laser technology leveling fields, as well as GPS when we're disking and ripping and plowing, as well as GPS when we're cutting lines, and we've seen with lasering, about lasering, ripping, and disking, we've seen a 20% savings. That's..."
Witness Ms. Lisa Dyer
GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA) · 1 hearing
Hearing Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio), “Expanding the Fast Track Act of 2026.’’ • H.R. 9640 (Rep. Wittman), “Earth...
house Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_15 "The way to think about quantum sensing is it replaces many of the things we do with classical technologies with versions that are 10, 100, 1,000 times more precise than what we have with our existing technologies. And so that proliferates across a number of different use cases, but let's use timing as one example. So in the same way we can build quantum gravity gradiometers, we can build quantum clocks that allow significantly greater precision levels for distributed systems like the electricity grid, like the RF networks, like data centers, like the financial markets, to synchronize better..."
Testimony HUDSON, RICHARD
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Work is ongoing between federal agencies in concert with the private sector to test P&T alternatives, including terrestrial-based systems. Federal Communications Commission Chair Carr doubled down on this effort by issuing a notice of inquiry last March to explore the development of complementary systems as backups to GPS. On today's panel, we have a range of experts here to speak on the work that's been done to improve GPS resiliency, as well as develop and deploy complementary P&T services..."
Testimony GUTHRIE, BRETT
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"for five minutes for his opening statement. Thank you, Chairman Hudson. Thank you for holding this hearing on an important topic. GPS provides positioning, navigation, and timing PNT services to most sectors of the economy and is integrated into our daily lives beyond just navigation apps and devices. While experts have been sounding the alarm about the vulnerabilities of GPS for decades, we are now witnessing the consequences of our delay play out in real time. navigation apps and devices...."
Testimony J. GROSSMAN
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"technology association, CTA represents over 1,200 companies, more than 80 percent small businesses and start-ups. We support an industry responsible for more than 17 million American jobs. We also produce CES, the world's most powerful tech event, which for years has been the launchpad for the latest GPS-enabled technologies, like this one released more than 20 years ago, as well as devices using the lower 900 megahertz band. GPS remains one of the most important technologies our nation has..."
Testimony MS. LISA DYER
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"No. The, no, I will say, though, that when you fund a system like GPS through the Appropriations Committee, you are supporting the spectrum that GPS uses."
Testimony LATTA, ROBERT E.
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"which passed this House as part of this year's Farm Bill, and in your testimony you mentioned the importance of satellites and GPS systems in order for precision agriculture technologies to work. How can we ensure that these technologies are seamless as complementary to PNT systems and backups to GPS are developed and adopted? Well I appreciate that because again our farmers out there need every benefit that they can get because prices haven't been the greatest in the last several years, and..."
Testimony RUIZ, RAUL
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"wished away. When GPS fails, there may not be backup technology to catch the fall. Mr. Grossman, my district includes communities that are hours from the nearest major hospital with limited cellular coverage. How would a GPS outage or the jamming or spoofing of GPS signals harm rural emergency responders, and can current complementary PNT technologies aid in situations like"
Testimony RUIZ, RAUL
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"and can current complementary PNT technologies aid in situations like these? Thank you. For tribal nations across California's desert region and the nation, the gaps in redundant communication infrastructures are real and long-standing. Emergency dispatch, search and rescue, and energy grid management on tribal lands all depend on GPS being reliable. Ms. Dyer, tribal nations in my district manage their own emergency services and utility infrastructure on sovereign lands. How does the GPS..."
Testimony GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"to ask your questions. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. All right, maybe y'all can help me figure this stuff out. Ms. Dyer, can you talk about lower earth orbit GPS systems and their differences from traditional GPS systems, and as a part of that, I'm curious, because of the conversation you had with Representative Latta a few minutes ago, I'm curious about what the Chinese three levels are, and does that also include, and I assume it"
Testimony MS. LISA DYER
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Thank you for that question. Low earth orbit P&T systems in the United States are a very healthy economy, actually. Iridium operates the first commercial P&T system in low earth orbit. They are an incredible company, and they're providing great services in those areas. Two other companies are right behind them, two U.S. companies, one named TrustPoint, and it is differentiating itself in this market by transmitting its signals along C-band, as opposed to L-band, where GPS is operating, and they..."
Testimony DINGELL, DEBBIE
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"and critical infrastructure. GPS powers everything from aviation emergency response to telecommunications, the future of transportation, and much more. And as a car girl, I don't think people even have maps anymore, just as an aside. But I am concerned. For decades, the United States has led the world in GPS technology. But as GPS disruption, jamming, and spoofing become more common in modern conflict, we have to ensure that"
Testimony MR. SAM MATHENY
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"primary terrestrial solution, and that's because we operate on resilient infrastructure with high-power signals that can cover the full continental U.S. and provide an alternative or backup to GPS such that there is a signal always available if GPS becomes compromised. Yes. ATSC 3.0 stations are now on the air reaching over 75% of the U.S. population. BPS can be that"
Testimony MENENDEZ, ROBERT
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Our district includes Newark Airport, NJ Transit, PATH, ports, and major highways, tunnels, and bridges. Families and businesses rely on this infrastructure every day, and it all requires a secure, reliable GPS system to function. That is why resilient and reliable P&T alternatives to GPS are so important. Any GPS disruption could threaten safety, slow commerce, and raise costs for American families. Communities like ours can't afford a single point of failure for systems that protect lives,..."
Testimony OBERNOLTE, JAY
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Recreationally, I'm a pilot. I still like to fly. And the aircraft that I fly relies on GPS not only for just navigation, but also to air correct what we call the AHARS, the attitude and heading reference system. So if you experience a GPS outage, and I have when flying, after a few minutes, you will lose not only your position, but also your knowledge of your direction and even your knowledge of what direction is up if you can't see. So it's really a scary situation when that happens. So..."
Testimony KELLY, ROBIN L.
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"hearing and thanks to our witnesses for participating. Farmers in my district and across rural America rely on GPS-guided equipment. A GPS outage stops the guided tractors, the field mapping, and the precision spraying. The yield really takes a"
Testimony BARRAGÁN, NANETTE DIAZ
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ms. Dyer. Most Americans think of GPS as the app that helps them get from point A to point B, but this technology plays a much larger role in our daily lives. Tell us how important a GPS is to maintaining a reliable energy infrastructure, and what risks we face if the system is"
Testimony J. GROSSMAN
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"I mean, GPS jamming and spoofing is a real threat, and I think we need to go about it through a two-pronged process. There's the one Ms. Dyers talked about, the modernization of GPS, which is going to improve the accuracy and resiliency of the Constellation, making GPS better, but then we should also continue to explore these complementary PNT solutions. Thank you for that question, Congressman. Mr. Grossman, agriculture presents one of the perfect examples of why complementary P&T is so..."
Testimony MS. MARIAM SOROND
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"In all of our homes where we are reliant on the timing function for electricity, if it's only a private solution, that's another add-on to the electric bill. And with regard to our individual uses, you're going to see in your cell phone, okay, unless you pay premium, you will get the bad GPS, the legacy GPS, and you will get lost. I'm almost tempted to say, let me answer in the"
Testimony GOLDMAN, CRAIG A.
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, panelists, for being here today. Ms. Dyer, over the last few years, the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport has experienced several GPS disruptions that cause widespread flight delays, and in at least one case, caused an aircraft to lose GPS signal for the remainder of the flight. What do incidents like this tell us about the need for backup systems when GPS is disrupted or"
Testimony SHEEHY, TIM
Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Space Command and...
senate Armed Services Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"General, what do you assess is our resilience against a Chinese first strike against our orbital infrastructure? How old is our GPS hardware and infrastructure architecture design of our GPS systems? And how new are some of the Chinese offensive systems designed to disrupt or destroy that"
Testimony BRENDAN CARR
An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 17, 2025
"And we are pushing hard to always increase location accuracy. And one related issue to this actually has to do with GPS, and this is an issue where Chairman Cruz has been leading for a long time. A lot of the location data, some of it's cell site, but some of it is GPS. And it's a great system, but it's vulnerable. And so we've been taking actions at the FCC to look up, standing up either complementary or alternatives or secondary ways of getting that precision navigation and timing information..."
Testimony SHEEHY, TIM
Hearings to examine the nominations of Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 3, 2025
"They have more material on the battlefield, the ability to project that power. And when we talk about the space economy, every American interacts every single day with space 1,000 times a day. They don't even realize it. You know, GPS, without thinking about it, we press go on the Apple Maps and don't realize that if we don't have an orbital infrastructure that provides that GPS data, life shuts down. I mean, Uber doesn't show up at the street corner with you anymore. Your DoorDash doesn't..."
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senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
DR. AJAY "AJ" P. MALSHE "We reached moon, built an international space station, created GPS, satellite, and commercial launch economy. But almost everything we use in space still made on Earth and launched through the Earth's gravity"
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senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
LIEUTENANT GENERAL DOUGLAS SCHIESS "with potential adversaries of China or Russia. What I'd say is for decades before the Space Force in the Air Force and then now, we have provided incredible combat relevant effects to the joint warfighter. We can talk about GPS. We can talk about"
Hearing A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Proposal
house Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
FOUSHEE, VALERIE P. "Space policy is connected to that work. Space-based technology and services support communications, navigation, weather forecasting, environmental monitoring, national security, and other systems that Americans rely on every day. In fact, if you use GPS or check the weather on your phone today, you relied on technology in space. Space is, quite literally, in our pockets. But space also inspires us to look beyond the everyday and creates opportunities to build the workforce and capabilities that move our country forward. Just look at the successful Artemis II mission and the benefits it has..."
Hearing “From Startup to Scale: The Role of the SBA Office of Investment and Innovation in Powering America’s Small Businesses.”
house Small Business Committee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MCGARVEY, MORGAN "If you want fewer people to do something, make it harder. We've made it easy to innovate in this country, and one of the ways we've done that is by having the government as a partner in the innovation for small businesses. And just look at what that has been able to produce. GPS, the internet, semiconductors, mRNA vaccines, look back even further at precision manufacturing in the Civil War, telegraph lines, cutting-edge lighthouse lenses, all of these world-changing innovations and inventions began actually with investment from our government into small businesses. And I think when the..."
Hearing Hearings to examine how technological advances are driving transportation innovation.
senate Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_09 "And together with continuous rail temperature monitoring, they enable a fully data-driven inspection model. CSX uses advanced detection technology that combines GPS, cameras, radar, and LiDAR to monitor work zones to automatically stop equipment movement when risks are identified. Norfolk Southern deploys AI-powered imaging portals that scan railcars at track speed and flag defects in near"
CRS Report
National Spectrum Policy: Interference Issues in the 5G Context
Resources · Feb 14, 2022
Radio Spectrum as a National Resource Most wireless technologies, including mobile communications, radionavigation systems (e.g., the Global Positioning System, GPS), radar systems, satellites, and...
Hearing "Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025 · Transcript
RYAN TALLEY "And it's imperative that we continue to harbor that and really have clear access channels for all of our farmers in the U.S. to have access to these markets and to continue to be able to flourish within the United States. So for us on our farm, we use GPS with our laser technology leveling fields, as well as GPS when we're disking and ripping and plowing, as well as GPS when we're cutting lines, and we've seen with lasering, about lasering, ripping, and disking, we've seen a 20% savings. That's not only in time, that's in fuel, that's in tires, that's in the whole broad spectrum of savings...."
Hearing Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Space Command and United States Strategic Command in review of the Defense Authorization...
senate Armed Services Committee · Mar 26, 2026 · Transcript
SHEEHY, TIM "General, what do you assess is our resilience against a Chinese first strike against our orbital infrastructure? How old is our GPS hardware and infrastructure architecture design of our GPS systems? And how new are some of the Chinese offensive systems designed to disrupt or destroy that"
Hearing An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 17, 2025 · Transcript
BRENDAN CARR "And we are pushing hard to always increase location accuracy. And one related issue to this actually has to do with GPS, and this is an issue where Chairman Cruz has been leading for a long time. A lot of the location data, some of it's cell site, but some of it is GPS. And it's a great system, but it's vulnerable. And so we've been taking actions at the FCC to look up, standing up either complementary or alternatives or secondary ways of getting that precision navigation and timing information that today is displayed by"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 3, 2025 · Transcript
SHEEHY, TIM "They have more material on the battlefield, the ability to project that power. And when we talk about the space economy, every American interacts every single day with space 1,000 times a day. They don't even realize it. You know, GPS, without thinking about it, we press go on the Apple Maps and don't realize that if we don't have an orbital infrastructure that provides that GPS data, life shuts down. I mean, Uber doesn't show up at the street corner with you anymore. Your DoorDash doesn't"
Hearing Hearings to examine the AI deception machine, focusing on deepfakes, chatbots, and the new frontier of senior fraud.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 29, 2026 · Transcript
DEBORAH DEL MASTRO "Walmart and that's where I used MoneyGram to send $2,000 to Mexico. I took a picture of it and texted him the receipt as he asked and then he told me there was a problem with it and that there was an error and I needed to send the money again. I told him I did not have the money and he said that I would be reimbursed. It would be fine. Just send it again. I said I did not have it. He wanted another $500. I had it. So I said all right and I went to my car and found that in my panic I had locked my keys in the car. Then I had to call my husband to pick me up, which also brought his bank..."
Hearing “Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across America's Workforce”
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 24, 2026 · Transcript
MR. TONY BARLOW "I've heard from my members and other calls to the workers that these measurements can be biased against workers of colors or a certain speech style, such as a southern accent. Telecom technicians working in the field and providing services at customers' homes and are similarly being monitored and kept in tight schedules through real-time tracking of their locations through GPS and increasingly are directed throughout their day by automatic routing tools. It doesn't have to be this"
Hearing Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
house Communications and Technology Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript
SOTO, DARREN "Everyone from small business owners like realtors, folks who are using Wi-Fi and GPS and other technologies for cattle and citrus and smart farming, it was a big help for"
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
EDWARDS, CHUCK "These investments, developed and manufactured in North Carolina, directly strengthen our national defense and preserve the industrial base that we rely on in times of crisis. First, the amendment provides $18 million for lightweight strike munitions capable of operating in GPS-denied environments. Our adversaries already have similar"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force.
senate Department of Defense Subcommittee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
COONS, CHRISTOPHER A. "Your emphasis on understanding space as a warfighting domain and on space control is a critical and valued shift. At the same time, we can't lose sight of your core enabling missions in providing GPS, satellite communications, imagery, and intelligence. Without those things, the Joint Force could have a very bad"
Hearing Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
BIGGS, SHERI "Outer space is critical to our modern way of life. It underpins the technologies Americans rely on every single day, from GPS to weather forecasting to the communications networks that power our economy. It drives economic growth and scientific discovery, and it serves as a cornerstone of U.S. national security and military"
Testimony MATSUI, DORIS O.
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"and critical services. The FCC and other federal agencies must be the guardrails in this process. They must follow the facts, insist on sound science, and make sure public safety is not treated as an afterthought. The stakes are too high to cut corners. I look forward to hearing from my witnesses on how we can make GPS more resilient. Where do our PNT capabilities stand? What risks deserve the most attention? And how Congress can support innovation, reliability, and resilience in this critical..."
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"This way, consumers can be assured that they are protected and not burdened by unexpected costs and unnecessary upgrades. Finally, while securing GPS and any alternatives to it is critical, I continue to strongly believe that these network solutions must be designed with robust consumer privacy protections in mind. Americans should not have to sacrifice their privacy for their security. And with that, Mr. Chairman, I will yield"
Testimony HUDSON, RICHARD
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Our witnesses will each have five minutes to provide an opening statement, which we will then follow with a round of questions from all the members. The witnesses here before us today are Lisa Dyer, Executive Director of the GPS Innovation Alliance, Sam Matheny, Executive Vice President for Broadcasting Positioning Systems with the National Association of Broadcasters, Mariam Saran, the Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer of NexNav, and I understand today is your birthday? Well, on behalf..."
Testimony MS. LISA DYER
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Chairman Hudson, Ranking Member Matsui, Chairman Guthrie, and Ranking Member Pallone, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today about P&T technologies and services in the United States. I am the Executive Director of the GPS Innovation Alliance, as the Chair just mentioned. We are a trade association for the P&T industry. Our member companies have built multi-billion dollar businesses and business units that build and rely on GPS and P&T..."
Testimony MS. LISA DYER
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"The timing of this hearing is fitting as our nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, and we reflect upon its many achievements. GPS represents one of America's greatest innovations. Nearly every constituent in your district relies on GPS multiple times a year, as your opening statements have said. Nearly every constituent in your district relies on GPS multiple times a year, as your opening statements have said. Since becoming operational in 1995, GPS has not experienced a single..."
Testimony MS. LISA DYER
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"The FCC and the whole of government must dedicate resources to resolving these events. GPS is ripe for rapid modernization. 32 satellites are operating on a single string, meaning they're one failure away from becoming non-operational. The ground station is undergoing a critical new software upgrade following the Space Force's April 2026 decision to cancel an overdue program. This represents a real opportunity to rapidly modernize GPS and take a comprehensive approach to integrating 32..."
Testimony MS. LISA DYER
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"and low-cost alternatives, including process changes, should always be considered. Second, and I know this sounds entirely unexciting, but definitions matter. Terms like complementary, alternative, resilient, and backup are used interchangeably. A standard lexicon will help federal agencies and industry determine whether we have a problem, and if so, identify solutions quickly. GPSIA uses the word complementary deliberately. No system truly replaces GPS in the highly unlikely event that 24 or..."
Testimony MR. SAM MATHENY
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"an independent company whose mission is to deploy the Broadcast Positioning System, or BPS, as the primary complementary P&T solution to enhance national and economic security. BPS is a patented terrestrial timing and positioning technology that leverages existing high-power broadcast infrastructure and licensed spectrum already covering the United States. BPS was first received by my team at NAB in 2021, and you can think of it as the terrestrial equivalent of GPS. Our nation's economy and..."
Testimony DR. AJAY "AJ" P. MALSHE
Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"We reached moon, built an international space station, created GPS, satellite, and commercial launch economy. But almost everything we use in space still made on Earth and launched through the Earth's gravity"
Testimony YOUNG, TODD
Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"That's right, that's right, that's exactly the purpose of it. Well, I'm glad that would be helpful to you or to similarly situated producers, what we have in mind, I recently visited a drone operation in the field, I know increasingly that those are essential tools for our producers, GPS guided equipment, I know that's been important for a number of years now, but you have to keep investing and reinvesting in that technology and the latest updates, AI solutions, precision agriculture, all..."
Testimony DEBORAH DEL MASTRO
Hearings to examine the AI deception machine, focusing on deepfakes, c...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"Walmart and that's where I used MoneyGram to send $2,000 to Mexico. I took a picture of it and texted him the receipt as he asked and then he told me there was a problem with it and that there was an error and I needed to send the money again. I told him I did not have the money and he said that I would be reimbursed. It would be fine. Just send it again. I said I did not have it. He wanted another $500. I had it. So I said all right and I went to my car and found that in my panic I had locked..."
Testimony MR. TONY BARLOW
“Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 24, 2026
"I've heard from my members and other calls to the workers that these measurements can be biased against workers of colors or a certain speech style, such as a southern accent. Telecom technicians working in the field and providing services at customers' homes and are similarly being monitored and kept in tight schedules through real-time tracking of their locations through GPS and increasingly are directed throughout their day by automatic routing tools. It doesn't have to be this"
Testimony SPEAKER_15
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"The way to think about quantum sensing is it replaces many of the things we do with classical technologies with versions that are 10, 100, 1,000 times more precise than what we have with our existing technologies. And so that proliferates across a number of different use cases, but let's use timing as one example. So in the same way we can build quantum gravity gradiometers, we can build quantum clocks that allow significantly greater precision levels for distributed systems like the..."
Testimony LIEUTENANT GENERAL DOUGLAS SCHIESS
Hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Douglas A. Sc...
senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"with potential adversaries of China or Russia. What I'd say is for decades before the Space Force in the Air Force and then now, we have provided incredible combat relevant effects to the joint warfighter. We can talk about GPS. We can talk about"
Testimony LIEUTENANT GENERAL DOUGLAS SCHIESS
Hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Douglas A. Sc...
senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"one way attack UAVs has been huge, not only there, but also in Iran. And so our ability to track those and ability to use capabilities against those. So that's one thing that we've learned. I think also is the jamming environment, GPS jamming, satellite communications jamming. In a previous job as the commander of this U.S. Space Command component, we were continually working through jamming situations on SATCOM and we learned a lot about how to do that very quickly to re-give the capability to..."
Testimony FOUSHEE, VALERIE P.
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Space policy is connected to that work. Space-based technology and services support communications, navigation, weather forecasting, environmental monitoring, national security, and other systems that Americans rely on every day. In fact, if you use GPS or check the weather on your phone today, you relied on technology in space. Space is, quite literally, in our pockets. But space also inspires us to look beyond the everyday and creates opportunities to build the workforce and capabilities that..."
Testimony FOSTER, BILL
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"And it's a, no, it's a huge problem because you're talking about small rogue nations that can do this. And a small rogue nation that's, you know, about to lose a military conflict has a tremendous, you know, they, their lives would be much easier if they could just knock out Starlink or the GPS system or orbital data centers for that matter. Anyway, when you figure this out, let me know, because this is something I've been worried about for quite a"
Testimony SOTO, DARREN
Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administr...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"Everyone from small business owners like realtors, folks who are using Wi-Fi and GPS and other technologies for cattle and citrus and smart farming, it was a big help for"
Testimony MCGARVEY, MORGAN
“From Startup to Scale: The Role of the SBA Office of Investment and I...
house Small Business Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"If you want fewer people to do something, make it harder. We've made it easy to innovate in this country, and one of the ways we've done that is by having the government as a partner in the innovation for small businesses. And just look at what that has been able to produce. GPS, the internet, semiconductors, mRNA vaccines, look back even further at precision manufacturing in the Civil War, telegraph lines, cutting-edge lighthouse lenses, all of these world-changing innovations and inventions..."
Testimony SPEAKER_17
“From Startup to Scale: The Role of the SBA Office of Investment and I...
house Small Business Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"But what's important for me is to dig in personally, and I do bring an outside perspective, and I have sort of a perspective of what LPs might experience through our programs, and we're trying to make it easier for them, you know, the investors in the funds, the GPs who are the actual managers of the funds. And, you know, so we did a simplification and re-regulation, if you would, of our program earlier last year that I wasn't personally part of. Now, with this Investing in 15 Hours, personally..."
Testimony EDWARDS, CHUCK
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"These investments, developed and manufactured in North Carolina, directly strengthen our national defense and preserve the industrial base that we rely on in times of crisis. First, the amendment provides $18 million for lightweight strike munitions capable of operating in GPS-denied environments. Our adversaries already have similar"
Testimony COONS, CHRISTOPHER A.
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Your emphasis on understanding space as a warfighting domain and on space control is a critical and valued shift. At the same time, we can't lose sight of your core enabling missions in providing GPS, satellite communications, imagery, and intelligence. Without those things, the Joint Force could have a very bad"
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Hearings to examine how technological advances are driving transportat...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"And together with continuous rail temperature monitoring, they enable a fully data-driven inspection model. CSX uses advanced detection technology that combines GPS, cameras, radar, and LiDAR to monitor work zones to automatically stop equipment movement when risks are identified. Norfolk Southern deploys AI-powered imaging portals that scan railcars at track speed and flag defects in near"
Testimony LUJÁN, BEN RAY
Hearings to examine how technological advances are driving transportat...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"We're going to slow you down. If you have a heart attack, you have a stroke, we're not going to let you kill someone else. You know, every one of us has a phone in our pockets, or most of us do, that also has GPS in it and whatnot, tells you which way you're going, which way you shouldn't go. When I'm on my mountain bike, my phone tells me if I start going down a wrong trail that I shouldn't be going down. I don't understand why this is so hard for"
Testimony BIGGS, SHERI
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Outer space is critical to our modern way of life. It underpins the technologies Americans rely on every single day, from GPS to weather forecasting to the communications networks that power our economy. It drives economic growth and scientific discovery, and it serves as a cornerstone of U.S. national security and military"
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report on Ligado Networks and the Interference Debate
Posts · Dec 11, 2023
On April 19, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved an application by Ligado Networks, a U.S. telecommunications company, to deploy a terrestrial network within the United States...
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Donor Disclosure: 501(c) Groups and Campaign Spending
Resources · Oct 18, 2018
Introduction Independent spending in a 2012 Senate race, which resulted in a recently decided court case, CREW v. FEC, exemplifies a long-running policy debate about which contributions to...
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COVID-19: Digital Contact Tracing and Privacy Law
Posts · Jul 9, 2020
Many states, territories, and localities have implemented public health orders to limit the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in their respective communities, including stay-at-home...
CRS Report
Immigration: Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Programs
Reports · Jul 8, 2019
Since FY2004, Congress has appropriated funding to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for an Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program to provide...
CRS Report
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Commercial Outlook for a New Industry
Reports · Sep 9, 2015
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)—commonly referred to as drones—have become a staple of U.S. military reconnaissance and weapons delivery in overseas war zones such as Afghanistan. Now some new...
CRS Report
Defense Primer: Quantum Technology
InFocus · May 12, 2026
Quantum technology translates the principles of quantum physics into technological applications. Quantum technology has not yet reached maturity for most applications; however, it could hold...
CRS Report
Defense Primer: Emerging Technologies
InFocus · Jan 6, 2026
Senior U.S. defense and intelligence officials have identified a number of emerging technologies that could have a disruptive impact on U.S. national security in the years to come. These technologies...
CRS Report
U.S. Counterspace Capabilities
Posts · Sep 11, 2024
What Is Counterspace? Counterspace operations can be either offensive or defensive. Offensive counterspace operations aim to deceive an adversary, disrupt the use of a space system (such as a...
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Defense Primer: U.S. Precision-Guided Munitions
Resources · Jul 3, 2025
The effectiveness, cost, and availability of U.S. precision-guided munitions (PGMs) are subjects of long-standing congressional interest and debate. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has requested...
CRS Report
Mileage-Based Road User Charges
Reports · Jun 22, 2016
A mileage-based road user charge would involve assessing owners of individual vehicles on a per-mile basis for the distance the vehicle is driven. Currently, federal highway and public transportation...
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Automated License Plate Readers: Background and Legal Issues
Resources · Jul 21, 2025
Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are camera systems that capture the license plate data of vehicles, along with related information. They are generally available in fixed and mobile formats....
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Law Enforcement and Technology: Use of Automated License Plate Readers
Reports · Aug 19, 2024
Over the past couple of decades, law enforcement use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs; also referred to as LPRs) has increased. These tools are now relatively commonplace in policing....
CRS Report
Defense Primer: U.S. Space Force
InFocus · Aug 10, 2026
The U.S. Space Force, established by Congress in 2019 (P.L. 116-92, §952), is one of the six branches of the Armed Forces. According to Title 10, Section 9081, of the U.S. Code, “The Space Force...