Homeland Security

The Coast Guard’s new, and first, program executive officer overseeing the lifecycle of the service’s efforts to develop, acquire, and maintain unmanned systems said he plans to dramatically decrease timelines […]

As called for in a new plan to reorganize and transform the Coast Guard for the future, the service has established a Program Executive Office (PEO) for unmanned systems to […]

The Coast Guard on July 31 exercised a $273 million contract option with Austal USA to start construction on its second Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and acquire long-lead material on […]

The V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has successfully complete operational test and evaluation with the Coast Guard, clearing the way for the service to begin employing the drones aboard its […]

Bollinger Shipyards on Tuesday said it has formed an international partnership to pursue the Coast Guard’s new medium polar icebreaker program, emphasizing a low-risk offering with a production-ready design from […]

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last Friday said she has canceled Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s work for the final two Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) under the company’s contract with the Coast […]

The Coast Guard last Thursday issued a source sought notice to help it survey the market for a potential lease of a Gulfstream jet that could be used as one […]

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week introduced a bill that would direct the Coast Guard to study deploying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) it uses on its fleet of […]

U.S. defense companies, in particular those working with Israeli companies, should be alert for potential malicious activities being committed by Iranian entities, U.S. government agencies warned on Monday. The warning […]

The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate this year is hosting a technology challenge for vendors to test their capabilities to remotely verify the authenticity of identity […]