Preparation of the Global Positioning System for Year 2000

Abstract

The audit objective was to determine whether planning and management are adequate to ensure that the Global Positioning System will continue to operate effectively in the year 2000. The Global Positioning System consists of an Operational Control Segment, a Space Segment, and a User Segment. Specifically, we audited the Operational Control and the Space Segments. The year 2000 compliance status of the User Segment was addressed in Inspector General, DoD, Report No. 99-063. (See Appendix A, Summary of Prior Coverage.) Because the Global Positioning System has a unique internal time system designated as "Global Positioning System Time," we also determined whether the Global Positioning System Time would operate effectively after the End-of-Week rollover on August 21, 1999.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 09, 1999
Accession Number
ADA366989

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Financial Management
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Governments
  • Ground Support Equipment
  • Information Systems
  • Navigation
  • Radio Frequency
  • Satellite Buses
  • Satellite Constellations
  • Spacecraft
  • System Software
  • Unified Combatant Commands

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space