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How the Transportation Department tries to bolster a little-known piece of infrastructure

Only a couple of shipyards in the United States can build Navy ships. Hundreds of small shipyards, though, build important pieces of the country’s at-home…

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FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2015, file photo, beachgoers keep an eye on the seals swimming at Coast Guard Beach in North Eastham, Mass. Stephen Leatherman, a coastal scientist and professor at Florida International University, has been drafting a list of the best beaches in the U.S. under the alias

How the Merchant Marine Academy can get past the sexual assault problem at sea and everywhere else

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An influential group has a list of ideas for the future of US maritime power

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MARAD made errors in solicitation for reserve fleet, procurement attorney says

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Rear Adm. Mark Buzby: An interview with Maritime Administration’s new administrator

The Maritime Administration may not be the best-known federal agency, but this unit of the Transportation Department has a lot of influence on both civilian…

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Lou Crenshaw: Panel offers review of Maritime Administration

The National Academy of Public Administration has just completed a review of MARAD and has several recommendations for improving management.

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Paul Jaenichen: Armed forces rely on Maritime Administration

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The armed forces rely heavily on the U.S. merchant marine to ship supplies and equipment. That’s where the Transportation Department’s Maritime Administration comes in. Maritime Administrator Paul Jaenichen talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin at the Sea Air Space expo at the Gaylord National Convention Center, in National Harbor, Maryland.

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