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Homeland Security

Coast Guard Reorganizes C4I Unit To Better Deliver Technology Solutions

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 11th, 2020

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Coast Guard Reorganizes C4I Unit To Better Deliver Technology Solutions

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz. Photo: Coast Guard

The Coast Guard on Wednesday stood up a reorganized command that also consolidates several other organizations to better enable the service to more rapidly deploy technology in support of its missions. The Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC) “will deliver technology solutions for mission success and will be measured by its ability to deliver mission support at the speed of need,” says a service-wide ALCOAST memorandum from Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz. “In addition, the…

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