Federal Systems Review Process-System Design Implications

The paper presents the practices being under taken by the US Government to improve the spectrum management at the national and international level. The paper reviews the the program of the new government radiocommunications systems to determine the availability of suitable frequencies and to assess the electromagnetic compatibility of new systems with others in the planned operational environment. A brief history of background events, an outline of the structure of the program, and some examples of the findings of the review process that may be of general interest were presented.