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Is the U.S. Ready to Patrol the Arctic?
A sobering look at America's ice-cutter fleet as it prepares to chair the 8-nation Arctic Council next year. By Marina Koren
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Coast Guard wants marine drones for persistent surveillance
Unmanned marine vehicles go for months, being used to detect poachers, smugglers and icebergs.
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Coast Guard procurement of navigation app raises security concerns
Coast Guard seeks to replace mission critical paper navigation with electronic system.
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ITT Exelis to supply radar for Coast Guard's HC-130J
ITT Exelis has won a contract to deliver a radar system to the U.S. Coast Guard that will be used to support the service's maritime reconnaissance mission.
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VSE gets $99M Coast Guard management services contract
VSE has won a contract to furnish program and technical support services for Security Assistance Projects administered by the U.S. Coast Guard Foreign Military Sales program.
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EADS gets option to furnish another HC-144A maritime patrol aircraft to Coast Guard
The Coast Guard has exercised a contract option to purchase its 18th HC-144A Ocean Sentry Maritime Patrol Aircraft from EADS North America.
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Coast Guard aviation logistics system could drive more savings, IG says
The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general recommended Customs and Border Protection officials drop a planned acquisition of a new aviation logistics management IT system and instead use the Coast Guard’s management system.
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Strategic shift to Asia-Pacific plays to Navy, Marine Corps strengths
Crisis response, anti-piracy efforts and other maritime functions take on increasing importance as the Defense Department focuses on the Asia-Pacific region.
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10 years in the making: Coast Guard refines IT plan
The service is in the process of completing sensor capabilities for ships and aircraft that have been under development for the past decade, and is even considering a private cloud hosting system, among other IT upgrades.
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Coast Guard buys Unisys product for mobile workers
A new terminal allows Coast Guard workers to securely access agency networks and data when traveling.
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Coast Guard's Deepwater program 'officially dead,' admiral says
The Coast Guard's $27 billion "Deepwater" acquisition program has completely ended, both as a concept and as a procurement program, a senior official has declared.
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Coast Guard's Deepwater faces 'unachievable' goals: GAO
The Coast Guard faces some hard choices on its $24 billion Deepwater asset acquisition program, a GAO official told a House subcommittee.
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Coast Guard CIO needs more clout to be effective: IG
The Coast Guard's new IT management strategic plan and acquisition guidance earned kudos, but the CIO still does not have sufficient oversight authority, an audit concluded.
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Coast Guard center helps steer network initiatives amid tight budgets
The Coast Guard's C4IT service center is helping the service manage its IT infrastructure.
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Coast Guard drowning in Deepwater cost overages
It still is not smooth sailing for the Coast Guard's Deepwater program in which costs have increased to $29 billion and continue to rise, according to a new report.
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Coast Guard's elevated acquisition budget intensifies challenges
The Coast Guard acquisition unit might be setting itself up for disappointment because of its unrealistic forecast of a jump in available procurement dollars, a GAO official testified.
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Coast Guard selects provider to assist with training effort
Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide training and technical support to the Coast Guard under a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract that has a $57 million ceiling value.
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Coast Guard receives final order of aircraft C4ISR system
Lockheed Martin Corp. has delivered the last of nine roll-on, roll-off mission system pallets to the Coast Guard for use with its Medium-Range Surveillance Aircraft.
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Lockheed to build command system for Coast Guard cutter
Lockheed Martin Corp. will furnish a comprehensive command and control system for the Coast Guard’s fourth multi-mission National Security Cutter under a $66 million contract.
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