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Senate Committee Warns Coast Guard NSC Two Years Behind Schedule

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Monday, July 26th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker The Coast Guard's National Security Cutter (NSC) program is already two years behind schedule and risks falling further behind if long-lead funding for the sixth vessel isn't provided, the Senate Appropriations Committee says in a report accompanying its version of the FY '12 budget for the Department of Homeland Security. The committee funded the Coast Guard's $538 million request to produce the fifth Northrop Grumman [NOC]-built NSC and added $110 million to purchase long-lead materials for the…

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