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Recognizing the widespread adoption of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services in CI sectors, this guide aims to provide CI owners and operators, PNT developers, manufacturers, integrators, test labs, and service providers with tailorable best practices for planning, development, and use of PNT systems and services.</p> </div> </li> <li class="usa-collection__item"><span class="field-content"> <div class="usa-collection__calendar-date" href=""> <time datetime="2025-02-18"> <span class="usa-collection__calendar-date-month">Feb 18</span> <span class="usa-collection__calendar-date-day">2025</span> </time> </div> </span> <div class="usa-collection__body"> <h3 class="usa-collection__heading"> <a href="/publication/st-immigration-services-fact-sheet" hreflang="en">S&T Immigration Services Fact Sheet</a> </h3> <p>S&T's Immigration Services Program will support DHS in enhancing their ability to streamline immigration custody, case processing, and removal operations, prevent 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