
OPC Affordability Hawk. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says that his department is “ensuring that the Coast Guard has what it needs to get its job done.” Echoing recent comments by Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft that affordability is a key challenge for its next medium-endurance cutter design, the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), Johnson says, “I am committed to ensuring this project is affordable before going forward with the selection of a general contractor and production.” Johnson gave a…