About Dana Goward
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
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recently issued a joint statement urging “Protection of the Radio Navigation Satellite Service from Harmful Interference.” Read more»
The European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) recently issued its first ever User Technology Report addressing both GNSS and Secure SATCOM. Read more»
Federal Communications Commission Chair announced that the commission would be addressing GPS alternatives and Next Generation 911 issues at its next meeting. Read more»
Saying the government must focus on “delivering an operational resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) system for the United Kingdom as soon as we can,” the British Science Minister, Lord Patrick Vallance, announced several initiatives to the Royal Institute of Navigation’s UK PNT Leadership Seminar. Read more»
On Dec. 12, 2024, the European Union decided to include Bulgaria and Romania in the Schengen visa-free zone. Read more»
British Science Minister, Lord Patrick Vallance, announced several initiatives to the Royal Institute of Navigation’s UK PNT Leadership Seminar. Read more»
Citing a need for better “PNT resilience, availability, and continuity,” a market consultation document from the EU’s Joint Research Center (JRC) says establishing a resilient PNT ecosystem is essential for “…EU autonomy, the economy’s overall resilience, and EU global standing.” Read more»
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) is focusing its alternative positioning, navigation and timing (Alt PNT) project on deployable eLoran. Read more»
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