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How a power outage led to the Coast Guard Academy's cloud migration
Lt. Jason Warren, the branch chief of hardware and software systems at the Coast Guard Academy, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the academy's cloud email transition. It all started with a power outage, he said.
Tags: DHS , technology , cloud computing , In Depth , Francis Rose , Coast Guard Academy , Jason Warren
Coast Guard talks acquisition and procurement on the Hill
WFED's Max Cacas reports
Tags: contracting , management , Capitol Hill , Deepwater , Max Cacas
USCG Commandant steps down
WFED's Max Cacas reports.
Tags: management , Admiral Thad Allen , Max Cacas
U.S. Coast Guard HQ approved by National Capital Planning Commission
WFED's Max Cacas reports.
Tags: management , contracting , Max Cacas , St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Is global climate change going to affect the U.S. Coast Guard?
David Silverberg, Editor of Homeland Security Today, fills us in.
Tags: technology , HSToday , David Silverberg , Adm. Thad Allen , global climate change , homeland security
Coast Guard uses methane to go green, save money
Facility opened earlier this year; USCG Commander cites annual savings of $2 million in energy costs.
Tags: technology , methane gas , Commander John Slaughter , Ameresco , Dorothy Ramienski
DHS may not have the funding to work together
Homeland Security is asking for $75 million to consolidate operations and cut the number of leases from 180 to no more than 10. House lawmakers say the DHS and GSA did better in explaining how the funding would be used and where the savings would come from, but members of Congress say tight budgets may force them to spend on operational issues instead.
Tags: management , contracting , Elaine Duke , Bob Peck , David Price , Hal Rogers , DHS , GSA , House Appropriations Committee , St. Elizabeth's , DHS headquarters
A vehicle to perform better and save more
Tags: GSA , contracting , performance savings contract , per diem , acquisition , David Drabkin
DHS agencies take new practices pilot program out for a spin
Tags: mngt , best practices , DHS , DHSst Guard , CBP , IBM Global Business Services , Steven Feller
Coast Guard plots steady course on procurement
In the early to mid 2000s, the U.S. Coast Guard was rocked by a series of procurement and contract management crises, spurred by problems with its "Deepwater" acquisition program. Yesterday, Coast Guard officials reported to a House committee on progress toward improving contract and acquisition management.
Tags: management , contracting , acquisition , Ron Rabago , Elijah Cummings , House Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime , Lockheed , Northrop , Deepwater , Max Cacas
