March 29, 2018

Coast Guard accepts 28th fast response cutter

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 28th fast response cutter (FRC), Nathan Bruckenthal, in Key West, Florida, today.

March 29, 2018

Coast Guard awards contract for long lead time materials to construct 10th NSC

The Coast Guard today awarded a contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. of Pascagoula, Mississippi, to procure long lead time materials for the construction of the 10th national security cutter (NSC).

March 23, 2018

Coast Guard recognizes outstanding contracting, procurement enterprise employees

The first annual Coast Guard Contracting and Procurement Enterprise Recognition Ceremony at headquarters Feb. 13, 2018, included seven awards that honored 21 people total. From left: Janice Preston, contract specialist lead for Civil Engineering Unit (CEU) Oakland, California; Tim Gerhart, contracting officer for the Surface Systems Contract

March 22, 2018

Coast Guard Cutter Eagle undocks, approaches completion of renovations

Coast Guard Cutter Eagle returned to the water from drydock at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, Feb. 28, moving one step closer to completion of the final phase of its service life extension project (SLEP) through the In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Program.

March 20, 2018

MH-60T Service Life Extension Program approved to proceed to next phase

The MH-60T Jayhawk service life extension program (SLEP) received approval from the Department of Homeland Security on Feb. 20 to proceed to the next acquisition phase, allowing the program to move forward with analyzing its options for keeping the service’s medium range recovery helicopter fleet operational through the mid-2030s.

March 14, 2018

Coast Guard Holds Inaugural “Shark Tank”-Style Idea Frenzy

The Coast Guard Innovation Council held its inaugural Idea Frenzy at the Crystal City Sports Pub in Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 8. The event showcased innovation from across the Coast Guard and brought new ways to improve the service a step closer to implementation.

March 12, 2018

Coast Guard commissions 26th fast response cutter

The Coast Guard commissioned the 26th fast response cutter (FRC), Joseph Gerczak, in Honolulu March 9. The cutter is the second FRC stationed in Honolulu.

March 9, 2018

Coast Guard awards contract for C-27J radar spares

As part of the Coast Guard’s efforts to equip the service’s C-27J Spartan medium range surveillance aircraft with components that further enhance mission capability, the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract May 7 to Telephonics Corporation of Farmingdale, New York, for up to 19 Multi-Mode Radar systems.

March 6, 2018

Coast Guard hosts Costa Rica delegation to celebrate cutter transfer progress

The U.S. Coast Guard hosted a delegation of officials from the Costa Rica Coast Guard at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, Feb. 13.

March 5, 2018

RFP released for Coast Guard's heavy polar icebreaker

The U.S. Navy, in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard under an integrated program office (IPO), released a request for proposal (RFP) March 2 for the advance procurement and detail design for the Coast Guard’s heavy polar icebreaker (HPIB), with options for detail design and construction (DD&C) for up to three HPIBs.