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The second National Security Cutter, Waesche (WMSL 751), underway Aug. 11 for Builder's Trials off of the Gulf Coast. Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman Ship Building. Learn more about the NSC>>

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Coast Guard's Rescue 21 System Helps Rescue Two Teens

By using the latest in search and rescue technology, the Coast Guard was able to quickly rescue two teenagers after their vessel began taking on water and sank about 30 miles from shore August 10, 2009. Read more>>

Blueprint for Continuous Improvement, Version 4.0 Released

The Coast Guard's Acquisition Directorate has released the latest version of the Blueprint for Continuous Improvement Version 4.0, the strategic plan for the continuous improvement of the Acquisition Enterprise. After two years of the acquisition reform, the objective of the updated Blueprint for Continuous Improvement is to make organization and business process changes permanent so that the Acquisition Directorate continues to deliver the assets that meet the requirements of Coast Guard in the 21st century.

Blueprint for Continuous Improvement

RADM Rabago: Acquisition Program Update

In the two years since the initial stand-up of the Acquisition Directorate (CG-9), the Coast Guard has undertaken a major effort to reform and modernize our acquisition enterprise. As a result, today we are in a much stronger position to address the myriad of challenges that confront our complex modernization and recapitalization programs. Read more>>

Delivering the Goods: Acquisition Newsletter

July Edition:

MH-60T Helicopter Project Highlights Acquisition, Engineering & Logistics Partnership
Rescue 21’s Disaster Recovery System Ready for Hurricane Season
Master Chief Q&A

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Keel Laid for Stratton, First Lady Sponsors Cutter

The U.S. Coast Guard and Northrop Grumman laid the keel for the future Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, the service's third National Security Cutter, at 1 p.m. Monday at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's Gulf Coast shipyard, Pascagoula, Miss., ceremoniously marking the beginning of Stratton's construction. First lady Michelle Obama will serve as Stratton's sponsor. This is the first time a first lady has ever sponsored a Coast Guard cutter. Read more>>

National Security Cutter Demonstrates Value of Capabilities Brought by Coast Guard’s Most Advanced Ship

The first-in-class National Security Cutter (NSC), CGC Bertholf (WMSL 751), recently conducted its first successful narcotics trafficking interdiction. On Wednesday, July 8, approximately 80 miles off the Guatemalan coast, Bertholf’s crew intercepted two drug smuggling boats, seized their narcotics cargo, and detained four suspected smugglers. Read more>>

iCommandant: A Cadet's Perspective on Modernization -- Part Four

Last week, I addressed BM3 Duffy's question about the management of FORCECOM and DCMS, and I said I would talk about an information system the Coast Guard will be using in the future to ensure accurate and timely maintenance and supply schedules. Read more>>

Coast Guard Acquisition Today

Testifying before a Senate Subcommittee on July 7, 2009, Commandant Admiral Thad Allen highlighted some of the service’s recent successful acquisition reform efforts as a piece of the agency’s overall drive toward modernization. Read more>>