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So what you’re saying is that people who maintain the GPS systems which are relied upon by everyone from civilians mucking around with geocaching, to military units navigating globally could be affected.

Actions. Consequences. Idiots in charge of things they don’t comprehend.
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · May 21
Trump administration cuts are threatening the National Geodetic Survey, a tiny but crucial office within the NOAA that maintains the US’s framework of spatial information: latitudes, longitudes, elevation measurements, and more.
Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate
A tiny but crucial agency that maintains physical coordinates like latitude and longitude in the US is struggling as the Trump administration forces out federal employees.
www.wired.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM