National Coordination Office
for Space-Based PNT
As the secretariat of the National Executive Committee for Space-Based PNT, the National Coordination Office (NCO) is responsible for organizing meetings, tracking projects and tasks, coordinating interagency documents, etc. It is also responsible for developing the annual Five-Year National Plan for Space-Based PNT and assessing its implementation by the member agencies. The Terms of Reference for the NCO provide a complete description of its responsibilities and functions.
The NCO is located at the Department of Commerce's Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington, D.C. (get travel directions). It is led by a Director and Deputy Director and includes a cadre of Senior Advisors from the member agencies:
- Director: Michael Shaw, Department of Transportation
- Deputy Director: Col. Anthony Russo, Department of Defense
- Jason Kim, Department of Commerce
- Maureen Walker, Department of State
- Robert Crane, Department of Homeland Security
- Maj. Charles Daniels, Department of Defense
- Robert "Doc" Mirelson, NASA
- Ken Alexander, Department of Transportation
The NCO is a point of contact within the U.S. Government for inquiries and other communications regarding space-based PNT policy. It is responsible for the contents of this website as well as other public materials about GPS and GPS policy.