Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services

This executive order focuses on strengthening national resilience by promoting the responsible use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services—primarily those provided by space-based systems like GPS—and by reducing the risk that disruption or manipulation of PNT could harm critical infrastructure. It requires federal agencies to work with the private sector to identify how much critical infrastructure relies on PNT, develop standardized “PNT profiles” that describe responsible use, and promote the adoption of these profiles in procurement and operations. The order also calls for vulnerability testing of critical infrastructure, integration of PNT considerations into federal contracting, development of a plan for non-GNSS PNT (clock/time) solutions, and ongoing research and pilot testing to build more robust and secure PNT capabilities. Overall, it aims to increase resilience against PNT disruption while expanding options beyond GNSS dependence. Key components include creating and updating PNT profiles, incorporating PNT requirements into federal contracts, conducting vulnerability assessments, pursuing GNSS-independent time sources (UTC), and coordinating R&D and pilot programs for non-GNSS PNT services and multi-source PNT solutions. The effort involves multiple federal agencies (including Commerce, Defense, Transportation, Homeland Security, OSTP) and Sector-Specific Agencies, with oversight and reporting to ensure uptake by agencies and critical infrastructure owners/operators.