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CompTIA Welcomes Executive Order Designed to Strengthen National Resiliency through Global Positioning Systems

Feb 13, 2020

Washington, D.C., --  The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) issued the following statement today from David Logsdon, Senior Director of the Space Enterprise Council, regarding President Trump's Executive Order, entitled  “Strengthening National Resilience through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services.”

“The Space Enterprise Council welcomes this Executive Order from President Trump. For the past three decades, the Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) signals from the U.S. Global Positioning System Constellation have helped drive innovation in almost every single business sector, dramatically enabled citizen services, increased first responder effectiveness, and ensured our warfighters are able to successfully execute precision operations. The Executive Order recognizes the critical importance of GPS in driving our economy, impacting critical infrastructure, and bolstering our warfighters by ensuring that the security, robustness, and redundancy of PNT capabilities are prioritized by our federal agencies. The CompTIA Space Enterprise Council stands ready to work with all PNT stakeholders to ensure a seamless implementation of the Executive Order.”

About CompTIA
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is a leading voice and advocate for the $5 trillion global information technology ecosystem; and the more than 50 million industry and tech professionals who design, implement, manage, and safeguard the technology that powers the world’s economy. Through education, training, certifications, advocacy, philanthropy, and market research, CompTIA is the hub for advancing the tech industry and its workforce. Visit www.comptia.org to learn more.

 

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CompTIA supports policies that positively impact the ability of the IT industry to develop, manufacture, and sell solutions in the global marketplace. We work to promote investment and innovation, market access, effective cybersecurity, consistent privacy regulation, streamlined procurement, and research and development.  As the leading provider of vendor-neutral IT certifications, we also support efforts to promote a well-trained technical workforce.  Visit www.comptia.org to learn more.