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New Coast Guard Policy Law Boosts Deepwater, Calls For DoD Acquisition Input

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Thursday, October 21st, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The newly approved Coast Guard authorization act includes more spending for Deepwater modernization efforts than the White House initially sought and calls on the maritime service to work more closely with the Pentagon on acquisition programs. President Barack Obama signed the Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 into law on Oct. 15, giving the service its first policy-setting statute since 2006. The act also includes a series of acquisition reforms, including some tied…

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