From Nextgov.com: Obama proposes terminating the Loran system that backs up GPS

Telecom industry, federal agencies and specialists say growing risks to the Global Positioning System increase the need for it.

In his fiscal 2010 budget, President Obama killed funding for a system that would back up the much relied on Global Positioning System if it failed, despite calls from the telecom industry and federal agencies that it is needed.

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