Coast Guard
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A Coast Guard portal has been busy keeping pace with response efforts since the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20.
May 25, 2010 -
The 2010 academy nomination season now is open. We get details from Captain Eric Brown, Assistant Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
April 09, 2010 -
Coast Guard wants to set up separate network to use social media sites. CIO Council looking at cybersecurity implications of these tools.
August 28, 2009 -
Methane from a landfill may save the Coast Guard $2 million in energy costs per year. The renewable energy center at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore has been operating since April. Cmdr. John Slaughter…
June 18, 2009 -
The deadline for implementation of Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (or TWIC cards) has officially passed. Now, the Coast Guard is working to develop requirements for the card readers that will be deployed at ports across…
May 07, 2009 -
The world of YouTube and blogs is making its mark on federal public relations departments. The Coast Guard, for example, has started taking its news directly to bloggers, hosting roundtable discussions normally reserved for broadcast,…
February 23, 2009 -
The Coast Guard buys a lot of equipment and supplies, but how should all that work get done? To answer that question, the Coast Guard came up with a set of acquisition priorities.
February 12, 2009 -
Republicans on the the House Homeland Security Committee are concerned over the removal of several specific areas from the committee’s oversight plan. The Democrats detailed some of their agenda Wednesday during a business meeting. Several…
February 05, 2009 -
The Coast Guard is trying out its sea legs with a social networking Website to improve communications. The Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue system (Amver) is a computer-based search and rescue program that helps distressed…
October 27, 2008