Modernization in Progress
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
As the Coast Guard continues to move towards a more modernized service, the Atlantic (LANT) and Pacific (PAC) Area Commands have reorganized into a numbered staff construct to improve execution of operational processes and provide better cognizance of all Coast Guard missions. This step is one of the final steps in preparing for congressional authorization [...]
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Modernizing the Budget
Thursday, July 16, 2009
As the Coast Guard continues to modernize its organization, the financial community is working hard to ensure accounting lines are set up for 2010. As the beginning of the new fiscal year approaches on October 1, financial managers are preparing for next year’s budget and aligning it with the proposed new organizational structure. To read [...]
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The Future of the U.S. Coast Guard
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
I’m not talking so much about the future of the Coast Guard, as in modernization and Deepwater, but more about the future men and women of the organization. Several Guardians have shown up in official blogs and in online journals talking about their Coast Guard experiences and perceptions. They range from recruits currently in bootcamp [...]
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Coast Guard Modernization
Monday, July 13, 2009
Over at the Coast Guard iFORCECOM blog, a video was posted that discusses Coast Guard Modernization initiatives including realigning the organizational structure to better serve the American public. It is a good refresher on what the Coast Guard is actively doing to be able to meet maritime demands and threats. Click here to watch the [...]
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Check this out
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The Coast Guard’s first National Security Cutter, Bertholf (WMSL 750), conducted a structural test fire of its missile decoy launching system in the Southern California Operations Area of the Pacific Missile Range Facility. Read about it!
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Old Engines
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The MKShop website has an old advertisement for an engine that will look very familiar to anyone who has ever been on a 378-foot High Endurance Cutter. Check it out!
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The MK Shop posts 378 engine rooms then and now.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
The MK Shop has a set of pictures up that are very fitting with yesterdays feature piece about our fleet. Side by side pictures of the engine rooms of a 378, then and now. Take a look here.
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NSC gets TEMPEST certification, much needed modernization moves forward
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The Office of Acquisition has been working hard to make it happen and modernization is moving forward for the Coast Guard. As you can see in this article the CGC Bertholf, the first National Security Cutter (NSC) and a key component of the modernization program, was granted Authority to Operate (ATO) for its C4ISR systems. [...]
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In the Coast Guard- May 29, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
There is an interview with Admiral Gary Blore on the Federal Computer Week talking about the National Security Cutter (NSC) Bertholf, its acceptance and issues. Story here There seems to be a lot of confusion, as the Admiral even says himself in the interview, about the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) and Tempest certification. You [...]
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