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Homeland Security

Some Years Coast Guard Acquisition Budget Will Need To Spike Above $2 Billion, Zukunft Says

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 10th, 2018

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Some Years Coast Guard Acquisition Budget Will Need To Spike Above $2 Billion, Zukunft Says

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul F. Zukunft. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--To keep pace with its modernization needs, there will be times when the Coast Guard’s acquisition budget will need to rise above its desired $2 billion floor, Adm. Paul Zukunft, the service’s outgoing commandant, said on Tuesday.The floor is $2 billion “and there might need to be some adjustments going forward,” Zukunft said, describing these as “spikes.”Zukunft, who retires from service next month, has maintained that at least $2 billion is needed annually for the Coast Guard to…

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