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Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 4th, 2018

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Coast Guard’s NAIS Achieves Full Operational CapabilityThe Coast Guard says it has completed the nationwide deployment of a system that automatically helps identify vessels in the nation’s ports and waterways. Full operational capability of the Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS) was achieved on May 24 with the deployment and acceptance at 58 critical ports and 11 waterways identified in the NAIS Operational Requirements Documents. The Coast Guard says that on a daily basis, NAIS receives an average of over 264…

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Budget

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Congress

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Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

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