Coast Guard

GAO checks in on Coast Guard efforts in the Alaskan seas

With the arctic region becoming more of an arena for changing climate, the Coast Guard has stepped up efforts to keep an eye on the Alaskan seas.

Agency Oversight

Coast Guard sexual assault investigation

Sexual misconduct at Coast Guard is a fleet-wide problem, congressional probe finds

Congress

Coast Guard weathers operational cutbacks amid serious personnel shortage

Defense News

Coast Guard on track to meet its recruiting goals

Defense

DHS Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary, Kristie Canegallo, Gives Remarks at the DHS Career Expo Kick-Off

Over 1,200 interviews and 400 job offers later, DHS wraps up two-day career expo

Federal Report

Coast Guard ‘stymies’ Senate’s investigation of sexual assault

Defense

Coast Guard still struggling with major acquisition programs

Defense

The Coast Guard is working overtime on the Baltimore bridge that was knocked into the harbor

Defense News

Coast Guard improves access to mental health care

Federal Newscast

NASA names new small business programs director

Federal Newscast

NGA seeks ideas for using data to predict illegal fishing

Big Data

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

DHS names new deputy CIO after current one to retire in March

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Christopher Bartz will be the next deputy CIO at the Homeland Security Department after spending his career with the service.

CIO News

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2019 file photo, the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG-82) moors at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London, Conn. The Navy is proposing construction cutbacks and accelerated ship retirements that would delay, or sink, the Navy’s goal of a larger fleet — and potentially hurt shipyards, according to an initial proposal. The proposal would shrink the size of the fleet from today’s level of 293 ships to 287 ships, a far cry from the official goal of 355 ships established in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP, File)

Navy shipbuilding has an uncertain future…and budget

The Navy is not quite certain how many ships and submarines it wants to build over the next few decades. In fact, it has offered three alternative plans…

Defense

Federal agencies and academics have a new way to test unmanned sea systems

Defense

The MITRE Corporation is celebrating the opening of what it says will help numerous federal agencies do a better job of studying national security, climate and environmental issues. The new BlueTech Lab in Bedford, Massachusetts opened its doors to federal agency sponsors last month. It includes a 620,000-gallon tank for testing unmanned surface and undersea systems – the biggest in the region.