Deepwater Press Releases
The following press releases provides coverage of the Deepwater Program in general, prior to the stand-up of the Acquisition Directorate (CG-9). For the latest news on specific Deepwater projects, please check out the project websites.
2007
Coast Guard Announces
New Contract for the Integrated Deepwater System Program (Press Release)
June 25, 2007 - The Coast Guard signed task orders on a recent contract modification
for the Integrated Deepwater System (IDS) program. The task orders were issued
to Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) of Rosslyn, Va.
Rábago
Takes Over the Deepwater Program (Press Release)
June 8, 2007 - Rear Adm. Ronald J. Rábago relieved Rear Adm. Gary T.
Blore today as the program executive officer of the U.S. Coast Guard’s
largest recapitalization and modernization initiative, the $24 billion, 25-year
Deepwater program.
Statement by Adm.
Thad Allen on the Converted 123-foot Patrol Boats and Changes to the
Deepwater Acquistion Program Program (Press Release)
April 17, 2007
- In a prepared statement, Adm. Allen discusses the way ahead for the
123-foot patrol boats and the Deepwater Program.
2006
Coast
Guard Suspends Converted Patrol Boat Operations (Press Release)
November
30, 2006 – The U.S. Coast Guard announced
its decision to suspend normal operations of eight converted 123-foot patrol
boats assigned
to Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., due to additional structural damage
recently discovered in the hulls.
U.S. Coast
Guard Announces Deepwater Award Term Decision (Press Release)
May 19, 2006 - The U.S. Coast Guard today announced a 43-month award term extension
of the performance-based contract for its Integrated Deepwater System (Deepwater)
fleet modernization and recapitalization program.
U.S.
Coast Guard wins SAS(R) Enterprise Intelligence Award (Press Release)
March 27, 2006 - SAS today presented U.S. Bank and the U.S. Coast Guard Integrated
Deepwater System Program with the SAS(R) Enterprise Intelligence Award at this
year's SAS Users Group International (SUGI) meeting in San Francisco. SAS presents
this award to organizations that have demonstrated productivity gains, cost
or time savings, or achievement of organization or business goals through the
use of SAS software.
Media Contacts
Ms. Laura Williams
Director of Communications
Acquisition Directorate (CG-9)
Suite 1100
1900 Half Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
Office: 202-475-3116
Laura.A.Williams@uscg.mil
Resources
Fact Sheets
CG-9 (pdf)
Recapitalization (pdf)
Surface (pdf)
Air (pdf)
C4IT (pdf)