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Dana A. Goward

President, Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation

Dana A. Goward is retired from the federal Senior Executive Service and is president of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation. 
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GPS Lessons from Before 9/11 Still Endanger the U.S.

“Public policy must ensure, primarily, that safety is maintained even in the event of loss of GPS,” officials wrote in the 2001 Volpe Report.

  • By Dana A. Goward
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Racing the Sun to Protect America 

Lessons from the solar storm of May 1921.

  • By Dana A. Goward
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What Trump Got Wrong About Protecting GPS Users and America

The Global Positioning System has become the world’s most widely used tech utility.

  • By Dana A. Goward
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Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Executive Order Welcomed with Mixed Reactions

Some stakeholders applauded the administration’s attention to PNT services while others said the order kicked the real work down the road.

  • By Dana A. Goward