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Dana Goward is president of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation. He is the proprietor at Maritime Governance LLC. In August 2013, he retired from the federal Senior Executive Service, having served as the maritime navigation authority for the United States. As director of Marine Transportation Systems for the U.S. Coast Guard, he led 12 different navigation-related business lines budgeted at more than $1.3 billion per year. He has represented the U.S. at IMO, IALA, the UN anti-piracy working group and other international forums. A licensed helicopter and fixed-wing pilot, he has also served as a navigator at sea and is a retired Coast Guard Captain.

Posts by Dana Goward

Join the upcoming Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation reception Posted on 28 Mar 2024 in the Events & Featured Stories & GNSS & Latest News categories.

Join the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation for a reception with the President’s National Space-based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board on April 23 at The Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs Read more»

PNT Advisory Board at 20: Still serving up big ideas Posted on 28 Mar 2024 in the Defense & Events & Featured Stories & From the Magazine & GNSS & Latest News categories.

For 20 years the PNT Advisory Board has been providing the government independent expert advice about GPS and PNT. Read more»

Russia’s space-based nuclear weapon? Here’s an educated guess Posted on 20 Feb 2024 in the Defense & Featured Stories & From the Magazine & Latest News & Space & Earth categories.

Earlier this week House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner sounded an alarm about a serious national security threat. It had to do with Russia, a weapon, space, and something nuclear. Read more»

From Russia with love for Christmas: Jamming Baltic GPS Posted on 10 Jan 2024 in the Defense & Featured Stories & Latest News & UAV/UGV categories.

Parts of Poland, Lithuania, Sweden, and other countries in the Baltic region had an unexpected Christmas present this year. GPS signals were disrupted and not available in many areas on the 25th and 26th of December. Read more»

UK government PNT plan focuses on policy, timing center, eLoran, defense time and SBAS Posted on 18 Oct 2023 in the Defense & Featured Stories & Latest News categories.

The United Kingdom’s Minister for Science, Research, Innovation announced in Parliament today a 10 point “policy framework” for advancing positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT). Read more»

China finishing “High-precision Ground-based Timing System” – a worry for the United States Posted on 05 Sep 2023 in the Featured Stories & GNSS & Latest News & Opinions categories.

Two recent announcements showed China’s progress establishing its national “High-Precision Ground-based Timing System.” Read more»

DOE’s CAST best practices guide published Posted on 22 Aug 2023 in the Featured Stories & Latest News & Opinions categories.

GPS World contributor, Dana Goward, discusses why the DOE created the Center for Alternative Synchronization and Timing (CAST) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Read more»

Defending America and saving lives with NITRO Posted on 09 Aug 2023 in the Defense & GNSS & Latest News & Opinions categories.

Dana Goward, recently spoke with the NITRO project leader, Maj. Gen. Richard R. Neely, Adjutant General, Illinois National Guard, to find out more about the National Guard project. Read more»