[Psml] GPS at Risk of Failing in 2010

[jeff at usps-atlanta.org]

Quote from: http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090317_8821.php

"Obama proposes terminating system that backs up GPS
By Bob Brewin 03/17/2009

In his fiscal 2010 budget, President Obama killed funding for a system that
would back up the much relied on Global Positioning System if it failed,
despite calls from the telecom industry and federal agencies that it is
needed.

The Homeland Security Department budget zeroes out funding for the Long
Range Navigation System, or Loran-C, a terrestrial navigation system the
Coast Guard operates.

DHS endorsed Loran-C a year ago as a backup for the satellite-based GPS, but
in its fiscal 2010 budget, the department zeroed out funding for the system.
Loran-C is "an antiquated navigation system that is no longer required by
the armed forces, the transportation sector or the nation's security
interests," said DHS spokesman Larry Orluskie. "And it is used only by a
small segment of the population."

See the link for the full article, or the following:

"Opposition to Obama's call to cancel navigational system growing"
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090512_4246.php

"Obama trims budget, but less than Bush"
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/07/obama-trims-budget-but-less-than
-bush

"FY 2010 Budget Outline Proposes to End Loran"
http://www.insidegnss.com/node/1368