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The U.S. Coast Guard¡'s Deepwater Force Modernization Plan: Can It Be Accelerated? Will It Meet Changing Security Needs
White Paper The United States Coast Guard's (USCG's) slow, but steady effort to replace and modernize many of its cutters, patrol boats, and air vehicles/conceived and put in motion before the September 11, 2001,... [13 Dec 2004]
Homeland Security: Coast Guard Operations - Background and Issues for Congress
White Paper In response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Coast Guard significantly increased homeland security operations to protect U.S.ports and waterways from potential maritime terrorist threats. [22 Dec 2004]
The U.S. Coast Guard's Deepwater Force Modernization Plan: Can It Be Accelerated? - Will It Meet Changing Security Needs?
White Paper Coast Guard can acquire surface and air assets that it will operate in the deepwater environment (50 or more nautical miles from shore) can be accelerated. The report also assess whether the original... [22 Dec 2004]
U.S. Coast Guard Oil Spill Response Research & Development Program, a Decade of Achievement
White Paper The Coast Guard R&D Program has made significant progress over the past decade in addressing the various technological needs to enhance Coast Guard oil spill response... [28 Dec 2004]
Coast Guard: Challenges During the Transition to the Department of Homeland Security
White Paper This testimony before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, outlines the challenges faced by the... [27 Jan 2005]
Coast Guard: New Communication System to Support Search and Rescue Faces Challenges
White Paper The Coast Guard has reported that its 30-year-old search and rescue communication system, called the National Distress and Response System, has several deficiencies, and is difficult to maintain. Thus,... [27 Jan 2005]
Coast Guard, Maritime Officials Discuss New Security Rules
White Paper Representatives from the maritime industry attended a Coast Guard hearing that offered the parties involved a chance to discuss new security rules for thousands of U.S.ports and ships. Based on interim... [18 Nov 2004]
U.S. Coast Guard Expects to Save $1 Million Annually With Data Transmission Solution
White Paper Coast Guard National Vessel Movement Center (NVMC). Following September 11, 2001, new federal regulations required ships arriving at U.S.ports to file detailed passenger and cargo information to the U.S. [19 Dec 2007]
United States Coast Guard Explores Potential to Enhance Training With Digital Note-Taking Solution
White Paper The United States Coast Guard is known for its impeccable standards and service. To maintain these levels of performance, USCG habitually goes above and beyond the call of duty to seek out new tools and... [13 May 2008]
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV'S): A Look at Coast Guard Needs to Close Performance Gaps and Enhance Current Mission Performance
White Paper The Coast Guard has declared its intentions to exploit emerging technologies as it moves toward its vision of the Coast Guard in the year 2020. For this to happen, the... [28 Dec 2004]
The United States Coast Guard Uses WAVE to Enhance and Extend the Reach of Its Radio Communications System
White Paper The United States Coast Guard needed to be able to conduct real-time conversations with the crews of the ships and aircraft involved in the operations. A further requirement was that personnel needed... [27 Jan 2005]
Modernizing Operations With Performance Management: U.S. Coast Guard's Award-Winning Strategy and Business Intelligence (BI) Solution
White Paper The presenter explains the steps a performance-based acquisition used to develop a measurement system that supports all phases of the acquisition. The presenter also explains the software best practices used by the Deepwater Program. [28 Apr 2007]
The Effect of Coast Guard Maritime Security Rules on EPA-Regulated Facilities
White Paper Coast Guard (USCG) published final rules on October 22, 2003, to implement the security requirements of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002. The U.S. The preambles to the rules clarify the... [03 Jul 2008]
The New American Approach to Defense: The FY2003 Program: Notes on Homeland Defense, Counterterrorism, Asymmetric warfare, and Force Transformation
White Paper Working with other port entities, the Coast Guard is developing tracking mechanisms for all vessels operating in the maritime domain: within or transiting to U.S.ports and transiting the coastal waters. [28 Dec 2004]
Maritime Security: Substantial Work Remains to Translate New Planning Requirements Into Effective Port Security
White Paper The Coast Guard estimated the Maritime Transportation Security Act's security improvements would cost $7.3 billion over 10 years - most of it borne by facility and vessel owners and operators. GAO... [22 Dec 2004]
