Coast Guard
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Homeland SecurityGAO Points To Continued Challenges With Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter
Both shipbuilders constructing the Coast Guard’s future fleet of Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) continue to face challenges with their respective designs, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on Nov. 25, […]
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Homeland SecurityU.S., Canada And Finland Emphasize Icebreaker Workforce Development In New Statement
A key focus in 2026 of a trilateral icebreaker development and construction effort will be workforce development, signatories to the year-old framework between the U.S., Canada and Finland said last […]
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International
White House Reports Deal For 11 Polar Icebreakers, Selecting Bollinger and Foreign Shipyards
The White House last Thursday announced a multi-billion dollar deal that will see Bollinger Shipyards and Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding partner with foreign shipbuilders to construct up to 11 new medium-polar […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Orders Second Offshore Patrol Cutter From Austal
The Coast Guard on July 31 exercised a $273 million contract option with Austal USA to start construction on its second Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and acquire long-lead material on […]
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Homeland SecurityPolar Security Cutter To Start Construction By December
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 […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV Initiates New Government Shipbuilders Council
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro convened a new group of government shipbuilders last week that aims to improve shipbuilding and repair collaboration across government departments. This new group, […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Has Made Partial Progress On 2020 Unmanned Recommendations, Board Member Says
A member of a National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board (TRP) told a congressional panel this week that the Coast Guard has only made partial progress on recommendations it […]
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Homeland SecurityGAO: 40 Percent Cost Growth In Coast Guard Cutter Result Of Poor Shipbuilding Policies, Hurricane
A new report by independent government auditors found the Coast Guard’s policy choices including design and construction concurrency, and the effects of a 2018 hurricane, have contributed to 40 percent […]
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Homeland Security
Fagan: Coast Guard Budget Cut To 2022 Levels Would Cause $500 Million Shortfall
If a House Republican leadership plan to cap fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending at FY ‘22 levels goes forward, the Coast Guard would have an “immediate” $500 million shortfall, the […]
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Unmanned SystemsVolansi Demonstrates Fully Autonomous Drone Delivery with Navy and Coast Guard
The Silicon Valley drone delivery company Volansi completed the first-ever completely autonomous maritime drone delivery demonstration with the Navy and Coast Guard on July 18 near Key West, Fla., Will […]