Future of enhanced loran

Trade in those relatively inexpensive Coast Guard personnel for some nice
expensive civilians:


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Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:30:55 -0500

USCG FY 09 Budget:

Funding requested in this account supports the operations of the Coast,
Guard as it carries out its duties as a maritime, military, multi-mission
operating agency and one of the five armed forces. To fulfill its mission,
the Coast Guard employs multipurpose vessels, aircraft, and shore units,
strategically located along the coasts and inland waterways of the United
States and in selected areas overseas. In 2008, the Department of Homeland
Security was named Executive Agent for development of a national backup for
critical systems used in position, navigation and timing. Enhanced LORAN
(eLORAN) has been identified as the primary candidate for this backup. In
2009, the administration of
the LORAN-C program will migrate to the National Protection and Programs
Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security in preparation for
conversion of LORAN-C operations to eLORAN. Coast Guard is expected to
continue operation of the system on a reimbursable basis in 2009.


DHS/NPPD FY 09 Budget

National Communications System (NCS).--The NCS provides mission-critical
national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications for
Federal, State and local governments, and private industry through the
following functions: 1) administering the National Coordinating Center for
Telecommunications to facilitate the initiation, coordination, restoration
and reconstitution of NS/EP telecommunications services or facilities under
all circumstances; 2) developing and ensuring the implementation of plans
and programs that support telecommunications
infrastructure hardness, redundancy, mobility, connectivity and security;
3) serving as the focal point for industry and government NS/EP
telecommunications planning and partnerships; and 4) enhancing the use of
cyber and telecommunications infrastructures by providing the information,
concept of operations, and unified interoperable
capabilities which enable governments to accomplish their command and
coordination essential functions. In addition, the Department, acting as
Executive Agent, will undertake development of enhanced Long Range
Navigation (eLORAN) as a backup for the Global Positioning System (GPS) in
the homeland. NCS will oversee LORAN-C modernization as a first step
toward providing back-up capability for critical infrastructure that
depends on GPS for position, navigation and timing.

Mitch Narins
Chief Systems Engineer Navigation Services
Program Manager/CISSPA
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Traffic Organization - AJW-41
(202) 493-4336 (o)
(202) 669-1624 (m)