April 23, 2018

U.S. Coast Guard to host May 2 Industry Day at TISCOM in Alexandria, Virginia

The U.S. Coast Guard is hosting an Industry Day on May 2 at Telecommunication and Information Systems Command (TISCOM) in Alexandria, Virginia.

April 20, 2018

Coast Guard commissions 27th fast response cutter

The Coast Guard commissioned the 27th fast response cutter (FRC), Richard Snyder, in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, today. The cutter is the first FRC stationed in Atlantic Beach.

April 20, 2018

RDC Inks Partnership With Air Force Research Laboratory

DAYTON, Ohio – Commanding officers from the Coast Guard Research and Development Center and the Air Force Research Laboratory signed a joint memorandum of understanding (MOU) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base April 12, 2018.

April 10, 2018

Coast Guard accepts second HC-130J outfitted with Minotaur from baseline configuration

The Coast Guard accepted another HC-130J outfitted with the Minotaur Mission System Suite from the baseline C-130J configuration April 6, 2018. The work was completed at the L3 Technologies Inc. Integrated Systems Platform Integration Division in Waco, Texas, today.

April 6, 2018

Industry Input Sought On UAS Technology Demonstration

The Coast Guard on March 26 released a draft solicitation for long range/ultra-long endurance (LR/U-LE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology demonstration and flight services requirements.

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.