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What’s new: A summary/ overview article of GPS’ importance and vulnerability in the Washington Post.
Why its important: The primary challenge to PNT resilience in the U.S. is lack of leadership focus and effort. While “the Post” is not the most popular media outlet for the current administration, it does inform a wide variety of decision makers on both sides of the aisle in Washington, D.C. It is also important that Todd Harrison from the American Enterprise Institute, a center-right think tank was quoted in the article. This may have made it more impactful for those in the current administration.
What else to know:
We were a bit disappointed about two things in the article:
- GPS modernization seems like it is portrayed as providing a bit more mitigation than it will. Though, to give credit where it is due, DOD folks are getting better at not saying or implying that GPS-III will solve the problem.
- There’s no discussion of the need for one or more complementary and backup systems.
These kinds of articles have appeared periodically in major media outlets such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The Economist, and even Fox News. They are great general education pieces but have yet to stimulate any significant change in the U.S.
