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February 2020 - Edition 41
Protecting Critical Infrastructure
with Resilient PNT
With the
th e new Executive Or-
der on Resilient Position-
ing, Timing and Navigation
(PNT), signed by President
Donald J. Trump on February
12, 2020, the federal govern-
ment sets an urgent priority
on protecting critical infra-
structure from rising threats
to Global Navigation Satel-
lite Systems
Sy stems (GNSS) and PNT
signals.
Importantly, the order seeks to
strengthen national resilience
by identifying and promoting the
responsible use of positioning,
navigation, and timing services
by the Federal Government and
critical infrastructure owners
and operators
operators..
Without which, rapidly emerging
threats could affect sectors such
as communications, information
technology, energy, transporta-
tion, financial services, govern-
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