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Post Published: May 7, 2009

05-07-2009 – National Security – "GPS: Can We Avoid a Gap in Service?"


Hearing on “GPS: Can We Avoid a Gap in Service?”

May 7, 2009


Hearing Documents

Hearing Video

5-7-09_National_Security_Part_1 5-7-09_National_Security_Part_2

Part 1                       Part 2

 

Panel One

Cristina Chaplain
Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO

Maj. Gen. William N. McCasland
Director, Space Aquisition, Office of the Undersecretary of the Air Force

Dr. Steven M. Huybrechts
Principal Director, Comand, Control, Communications, Space & Spectrum, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense

 

Panel Two

Lt. Gen. Larry D. James
Commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command, and Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, US Strategic Command

Karen L. Van Dyke
Director, Position Navigation and Timing, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Department of Transportation

F. Michael Swiek
Executive Director, United States GPS Industry Council

Chet Huber
President, On-Star Corporation

 

Documents

GAO Report
Global Positioning System: Significant Challenges in Sustaining and Upgrading Widely Used Capabilities