Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Craig Hooper evaluates security threats and proposes solutions. Despite some recent momentum, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar ...
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The Coast Guard has been working for years to design and build new ships to replace aging cutters and icebreakers, and last year a government watchdog issued scathing criticisms ...
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter (PSC) program has reached a pivotal milestone with the recent enactment of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which provides $4.3 billion for the advanced ...
The Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter program could face significant cost and schedule overruns if the service doesn’t implement major changes soon, according to a Government Accountability Office ...
A new Government Accountability Office report has exposed severe problems plaguing the U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter program, with both shipbuilders failing to deliver any vessels despite ...