The US Military’s GPS Software Is an $8 Billion Mess
2026-03-31T20:52:16Z•d3582182e9700fbf192aa16d6cc63f9cc02641ccb089bad2d52ce9dd103ede28
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What happened
A collection of Wired security stories highlighting multiple high-impact failures and threats: the US military’s Next-Generation GPS control software remains nonfunctional after a decade and $8B+, raising national-security and resilience concerns; satellite data and GNSS ecosystems face spoofing, control and access risks; Iranian-linked hackers compromised Kash Patel’s personal email (and have been tied to other disruptions, including Maryland hospital outages), illustrating persistent state-aligned espionage and disruptive ops. Law-enforcement and surveillance issues appear across pieces—debá
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- 2026-03-31T20:52:16Z
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