Security Levels


 

  National Threat Level: Elevated
Acquisiton Directorate

RDC Program Areas

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center manages a broad portfolio of a dozen program areas and more than 50 projects. The Center also supports the Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate and the Deepwater project. As part of the Coast Guard Acquisition organization, the Coast Guard Research & Development Center (RDC) tests the feasibility and affordability of new technologies, and provides risk-management analysis at all stages of the acquisition process. In addition, the R&D Center provides research, development, testing, and evaluation services for new technologies. Please browse through the various R&D Program Areas for a more complete description of the Center’s research, development, test and evaluation efforts.

R&DC Program Areas


Acquisition Support

Automatic Identification System

Boarding Team Support /
Communications


Compel Compliance

Deployable Operations Group

Human Factors Analysis

Non-Indigenous Species

Pollution Prevention & Response

Platform & Sensor
Performance T&E


Search & Rescue

Sector & Port Security Operations

Weapons of Mass Destruction
Last Modified 9/4/2008