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Polar Security Cutter To Start Construction By December

Tuesday, May 7th, 2024

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Polar Security Cutter To Start Construction By December

Artist rendering of the Polar Security Cutter. Image by Halter Marine and Technology Associates.

The Coast Guard’s top acquisition official Tuesday said the service expects the long-delayed first Polar Security Cutter (PSC) to finally start construction by December. Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee’s subcommittee on transportation and maritime security, pressed Coast Guard officials on the PSC timetable and long delays during a Tuesday hearing after hearing analyses and criticism from Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Congressional Research Service experts. Vice Adm. Paul Thomas, Deputy…

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