Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services
Executive Order 2020-03337
|Signed on February 13, 2020
45th Presidency
What it means
This order directs federal agencies to develop frameworks for protecting positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services like GPS. It requires creating profiles to identify vulnerabilities and implementing testing protocols to ensure critical infrastructure can withstand disruption or manipulation of these essential services.
Expected impact
- Improved resilience of critical infrastructure systems that rely on GPS and other PNT services
- Development of backup systems that don't depend on satellites to prevent widespread disruption
- Enhanced security standards for government contractors who integrate PNT services
- Better coordination between government agencies and private sector to address vulnerabilities
- Creation of alternative timing sources independent of GNSS to support critical infrastructure