
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Monday released a two-year authorization bill for the Coast Guard that seeks one more national security cutter (NSC) for the service that hasn’t been requested and also wants the service to develop a strategy for using unmanned systems across its mission portfolio. The committee two years ago also authorized a 12th NSC for the Coast Guard, which doesn’t appear interested in acquiring an additional high-endurance cutter and is more focused on its top…