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>>
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>>
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
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>>
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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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
Blueprint for Continuous Improvement
Major Systems Acquisition Manual (pdf)
Acquisition Human Capital Strategic Plan (pdf)
Long Range Interceptor / Short Range Prosecutor
HC-130H/J Long Range Surveillance Aircraft
HH/MH-65C Multi-Mission Cutter Helicopter
Nationwide Automatic Identification System
Interagency Operations Centers / Command 21
Coast Guard Logistics Information Management System
CG-9 (pdf)
Recapitalization (pdf)
Surface (pdf)
Air (pdf)
C4ISR (pdf)
National Security Cutter (pdf)
Offshore Patrol Cutter (pdf)
Mission Effectiveness Project (pdf)
Great Lakes Ice Breaker Replacement (pdf)
Sentinel Class Patrol Boat (pdf)
Coastal Patrol Boat (pdf)
Response Boat-Medium (pdf)
Response Boat-Small (pdf)
HC-144A "Ocean Sentry" (pdf)
HC-130H/J Aircraft (pdf)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (pdf)
Rescue 21 (pdf)
Nationwide Automatic Identification System (pdf)
Interagency Operations Centers / Command 21 (pdf)
Coast Guard Logistics Information Management System (pdf)
Teens Rescued When Boat Sinks in Gulf
New Chief to Update Policies for Coast Guard's Acquisition Directorate
Rescue 21’s Disaster Recovery System
Coast Guard Lays Keel for NSC Stratton
Six Words in Three Seconds Provide a Path to Mayday
Improved Rescue System for Coast Guard
Coast Guard Unveils New Life-Saving Tool
Coast Guard Says New Technology Will Save Lives, Reduce Hoax Calls
New Coast Guard System Already Passed First Test
Coast Guard Rescues Six in Chesapeake Bay
Rescue 21: Coast Guard Rescues Four People Off Sinking Boat
Rear. Adm. Blore Interview on This Week in Defense News
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf Conducts Successful Missile Decoy Testing
Coast Guard, Good Samaritan Rescues Four Stranded Boaters from Oil Rig off Sabine Coast
Coast Guard, Good Samaritan rescue stranded boaters
National Security Cutter Approved for Classified Operations
Q & A: High-tech cutter reaches milestone
Coast Guard's R&D Center Up and Running
Bollinger Shipyard Delivers Final Marine Protector-class CPB
Coast Guard's HC-144A Program Moving Forward
Coast Guard Completes Patrol Boat Program
CG Reveals New Search and Rescue Boat
Coast Guard Contract Means 100 Jobs in Elizabeth City
Rescue 21: Coast Guard Rescues Two from Overturned Vessel near Cape Elizabeth
Coast Guard Senior Acquisition Official Discusses New Platforms and Systems (mp3)