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Executive Order 13905

Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services

This executive order directs federal agencies to develop profiles and plans to protect critical infrastructure from disruptions to Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services like GPS. It mandates development of voluntary standards for responsible PNT use, vulnerability testing, pilot programs, and research into backup PNT technologies independent of satellite systems.

Federal Register Open PDF 85 FR 9359

Impact dates

  1. First biennial report on PNT profile adoption due (1 year after PNT profiles available)

  2. Pilot programs to be completed (1 year after plan development)

  3. Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to incorporate requirements into federal contracts (180 days after SSA completion)

  4. Sector-Specific Agencies to develop federal contract language (90 days after PNT profiles available)

  5. Secretary of Commerce to develop and make available PNT profiles

  6. Secretary of Homeland Security to develop vulnerability testing plan

  7. OSTP Director to coordinate national R&D plan for non-GNSS PNT services

  8. Secretary of Commerce to make available GNSS-independent UTC source

  9. Secretaries of Transportation, Energy, and Homeland Security to develop pilot program engagement plans

Key directives

  • Secretary of Commerce to develop PNT profiles within 1 year, with biennial review
  • Secretary of Homeland Security to develop critical infrastructure vulnerability testing plan within 1 year
  • Sector-Specific Agencies to develop federal contract language within 90 days of PNT profile availability
  • Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to incorporate contract requirements within 180 days of SSA completion
  • Biennial reports on PNT profile adoption to National Security Adviser and OSTP Director
  • Pilot programs for responsible PNT use to be completed within 1 year of plan development
  • OSTP to coordinate national R&D plan for non-GNSS PNT services within 1 year, with 4-year updates
  • Secretary of Commerce to provide GNSS-independent UTC source within 180 days

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Policy statement establishing U.S. commitment to PNT resilience

Near term (90d)

  • Secretary of Commerce to make available GNSS-independent Coordinated Universal Time source
  • Secretaries of Transportation, Energy, and Homeland Security to develop pilot program plans

Long term

  • PNT profiles development and biennial review
  • National R&D plan for non-GNSS PNT services with 4-year update cycle
  • Federal contract integration of PNT requirements
  • Biennial adoption reporting to National Security Adviser and OSTP Director

Risks & tensions

  • Voluntary nature of PNT profiles may limit private sector adoption; no enforcement mechanism stated
  • Dependency on appropriations (Sec. 5(b)) may delay implementation
  • Complex multi-agency coordination (Commerce, DHS, DOD, Transportation, Energy, OSTP) creates implementation risk
  • 180-day and 1-year deadlines cascade with dependencies on earlier deliverables, creating schedule risk
  • Federal contract integration timeline is vague: 'within 180 days of completion' of SSA duties, but SSA duties themselves triggered by profile availability date which is uncertain
Executive Order 13905: Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services · Executive Orders