March 2, 2020

Coast Guard christens ninth national security cutter

The Coast Guard christened its ninth national security cutter (NSC), Stone, at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Feb. 29.

Feb. 28, 2020

DHS S&T seeks language translator, maritime tracking technology for Coast Guard missions

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP), in partnership with the Coast Guard Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) and Innovation Program, is looking for start-ups to develop or adapt two technologies that could become part of Coast Guard mission execution.

Feb. 27, 2020

Ninth 225-foot seagoing buoy tender arrives for major maintenance availability

Coast Guard Cutter Walnut arrived Feb. 26 at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, to begin major maintenance availability (MMA) work as part of the In-Service Vessel Sustainment program.

Feb. 26, 2020

Silicon Valley Innovation Program hosts USCG Homeland Security Day

DHS Science and Technology’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard is holding a Homeland Security Day March 4, 2020, in Menlo Park, California, to find innovative solutions to support USCG mission needs.

Feb. 25, 2020

Coast Guard awards contracts for maritime domain awareness study

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) is moving forward with plans to assess low-cost, commercially available autonomous solutions to improve maritime domain awareness in remote regions of the Pacific Ocean.

Feb. 12, 2020

Coast Guard receives upgraded HC-130J

The Coast Guard received the first HC-130J outfitted with the Block 8.1 upgrade from Lockheed Martin on Jan. 31 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Lockheed Martin is currently contracted to deliver a minimum of six Block 8.1 upgrade kits to the Coast Guard.

Feb. 11, 2020

Coast Guard honors contracting and procurement professionals at annual recognition ceremony

The Coast Guard recognized 18 exceptional contracting and procurement professionals during the annual Contracting and Procurement Enterprise Recognition Ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters Feb. 4, 2020. From left, Mark Snell, Gustavo Martir, Thomas Lucas, Terrie Pickard, Chief Warrant Officer Mallory Stonehouse, Lt. Cmdr. Laura Ladd, Erin Bass and

Feb. 7, 2020

Coast Guard accepts 37th fast response cutter

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 37th fast response cutter (FRC), Edgar Culbertson, in Key West, Florida, Feb. 6.

Feb. 3, 2020

Coast Guard releases request for proposal for Polar Star service life extension program

The Coast Guard released a request for proposal (RFP) Jan. 31 to support the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star service life extension program (SLEP) as part of the In-Service Vessel Sustainment program (ISVS).

Jan. 24, 2020

Coast Guard opens new Blue Technology Center of Expertise

Port of San Diego Commissioner Marshall Merrifield, Rep. Mike Levin, Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Mission Support Vice Adm. Michael F. McAllister, Rep. John Garamendi, Chancellor of the University of California San Diego Pradeep Khosla, and Rep. Scott Peters take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the