The Air Force or DOD should not bear the cost for what is now considered “equivalent to a public utility”—the Global Positioning System. That is the view of members of the National Space-based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board, which met for the first time in March but just released meeting minutes (see above). And, above all, the board believes the US must retain its international leadership role in this area and that will take money. Issues under discussion ranged from spectrum and integration concerns to a potential military code overlap because of an emerging Chinese navigation and timing system and a looming problem as 11 current satellites lose capability next year. Board member Robert Herman of Global Technology Partners, faced the core issue squarely, saying, “There is an elephant in the room: dollars and resources.” His recommendation was to handle funding on “a national level” because GPS cuts across military, civil, industry, and public lines.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
