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Let’s celebrate a half-century of GPS by catching up to China
“GPS’s capabilities are now substantially inferior to those of China’s BeiDou.”
By Dana Goward
Defense leaders in Congress ask Trump to stop Ligado plan
Should the FCC approve Ligado's application, it could "harm military capabilities, particularly for the U.S. Space Force, and have major impact on the national economy," congressional leaders wrote Wednesday.
By Mike Gruss and Aaron Mehta
Congressmen demand answers after Pentagon issues GPS warning
Two Congressmen want answers from the Federal Communications Commission on whether reallocating a band of spectrum will damage the Global Positioning System, or GPS, as the Pentagon claims.
By Aaron Mehta
FCC to approve spectrum plan that Pentagon claims will harm GPS
The Pentagon and other government agencies have fought for years to keep Ligado Networks from getting approval to use L-Band spectrum, but that fight appears to be on its last legs.
By Aaron Mehta and Mike Gruss
Feds dropping case for 2 Russian companies in troll probe
Concord Management and Consulting LLC and Concord Catering were among three companies and 13 individuals charged in 2018 by special counsel Robert Mueller in a conspiracy to spread disinformation on social media during the 2016 presidential race.
FBI official: Russia wants to see US ‘tear ourselves apart’
David Porter, an assistant section chief with the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force, accused Russia of conducting brazen operations.
2016 again? Russia back to stirring chaos in U.S. election
The Russian efforts are aimed at undermining public confidence in the integrity of U.S. elections and stirring general chaos in American politics, intelligence experts say.
By Aamer Madhani, Deb Riechmann and Mary Clare Jalonick
Trump signs executive order to make US less reliant on GPS
The federal government wants to ensure that critical infrastructure isn't vulnerable to any GPS outage.
By Nathan Strout
Amazon Web Services wants to depose President Trump
Amazon Web Services also wants to depose Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and DoD CIO Dana Deasy as part of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract court case.
By Andrew Eversden
The progress the government has made on election security
The most recent Senate report on Russia election interference contained recommendations feds should take to bolster election and cybersecurity — several of which agencies have already addressed since 2016.
By Andrew Eversden