The IMDE concept has already fared well with U.S. Coast Guard and the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO), and Air and Marine Operations Center (AMOC) as an initial testbed. Keep Reading
Russia and China assertiveness in the Arctic and offshore interdiction need adequate budget, commandant says. Keep Reading
Worldwide in the first three months of 2018, 100 crew were taken hostage and 14 kidnapped from their vessels. A total of 39 vessels were boarded, 11 fired upon and four vessels hijacked. IMB received a further 12 reports of attempted attacks. Keep Reading
The attackers typically insert themselves in the middle of a legitimate business exchange using compromised email accounts, adding credibility to the attack, with the group in question even procuring a copy of a company's official invoice letterhead – by impersonating a client and asking for it. Keep Reading
Refusing to give in to demands can add huge delays and costs to the business, or worse, it can put the captain and crew at risk of harm. Keep Reading
Procurement will be processed using FAR Part 15 procedures and the NAICS code for the requirement is 541715 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. Keep Reading
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), representatives from Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) and the commercial shipping industry completed exercise Lucky Mariner on April 11. Keep Reading
Prior to setting the program baselines, the Coast Guard revised the heavy polar icebreaker's operational requirements to make the program more affordable by adjusting the range of operating temperatures, reducing science and survey requirements and adding space, weight, and power reservations for Navy equipment. Keep Reading
The USCG Arctic Strategy has been instrumental in developing some momentum for USCG and DHS planning in the region, but may require updating in light of continuing transformations in the Arctic region. Keep Reading
Coast Guard men and women around the country on their own developed social media heat maps to guide efforts. Keep Reading