People, Presence, Parity: Schultz Maps Out Plans in State of the Coast Guard Address
"The long-term solution is to recognize the Coast Guard’s crucial role in maintaining our national security." Keep Reading
Coast Guard Budget Proposal Funds Second Icebreaker, Limits Fast Response Cutter Program
The Offshore Patrol Cutter program, replacing the Medium Endurance Cutter fleet, would get $546 million; it "provides for construction of OPC #3 and Long Lead Time Materials for OPC #4." Keep Reading
House Passes FY 2020 Coast Guard Funding; Bill Backs Icebreaker, Limits OPC Program
The FY 2020 total is $49.8 million less than what the service received a year ago but is $846.7 million more than what was initially proposed in President Donald Trump’s FY 2020 budget request. Keep Reading
Schultz: Re-compete Helps Coast Guard ‘Spread the Risk Around’ on Needed Cutters
"We are not completely wedded to just Eastern Shipbuilding. It's a great yard that is doing good work, but this is their first defense article that they have built." Keep Reading
Coast Guard Revamps Troubled $10.5B Cutter Program, Giving Fresh Opportunity to Stressed U.S. Shipyards
With a total value of $10.5 billion, the Offshore Patrol Cutter (formally known as the Heritage (WMSM 915) class cutter) is a top Coast Guard procurement priority. Keep Reading
BIW Gets Another Chance to Bid on Coast Guard Cutters
When Bath Iron Works lost an Offshore Patrol Cutters contract for the U.S. Coast Guard in 2016, shipbuilders there were worried that layoffs were imminent. Keep Reading
DHS Extends Contract Relief for Offshore Patrol Cutter
Eastern Shipbuilding Group submitted a request in June 2019 for extraordinary contract relief after their shipbuilding facilities sustained significant hurricane damage. Keep Reading
‘We Have Hit Our Stride’: Zukunft Delivers His Last State of the Coast Guard Address
"When I take a look back, not long ago, our piers were chock-full of tired and aging cutters," commandant said. "Today, you’ll smell fresh paint." Keep Reading