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USCG's Adm. Thad Allen begins long farewell
Sometime around the end of May, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen will hand over the reins of the service to his successor. During his four-year tour, Allen has helped oversee the Coast Guard at a time of transition. He talked about it in his final "State of the Coast Guard" speech at the National Press Club.
Tags: newsstand , Thad Allen , budget , technology , Web 2.0 , President Obama , Max Cacas
Coast Guard, GAO at odds over health of acquisition programs
The Government Accountability Office found the Coast Guard cannot meet its most recent acquisition objectives to recapitalize its aging boats and airplanes. The audit agency told Congress Tuesday the service hasn't properly aligned its ambitions with its expected budgets. The Coast Guard contends the GAO findings are out of date.
Tags: DHS , GAO , House Transportation Committee , frank lobiondo , Robert Papp , Deepwater , acquisition , John Hutton , Jared Serbu
Wednesday morning federal headlines - Oct. 5
The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Amy Morris discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air.
Tags: Federal Drive , Federal Drive newscast , Tom Temin , Amy Morris , State , CR , OFPP , CACI , FAA
One year post-spill, Thad Allen sees progress
Working with government agencies means working in a political environment. The response, former Coast Guard Admiral and Commandant Thad Allen said, was "as much as a political event as an operational event."
Tags: Federal Drive , Thad Allen , Gulf Coast oil spill , environment , Coast Guard , commandant , best practices , National Incident Commander , Deepwater Horizon , Suzanne Kubota
GAO: Coast Guard must break ice with stakeholders
GAO recommends that the Coast Guard communicate with key stakeholders on the process and progress of its Arctic planning efforts. Details from GAO's Stephen Caldwell.
Tags: Federal Drive , GAO , Arctic , Stephen Caldwell , Managegement
Coast Guard harbored concerns about oil rigs
Globs of sticky brownish ooze soil miles of sensitive shoreline and marsh from Alabama to Louisiana. Former Coast Guard vice admiral Brian Peterman tells Federal News Radio deepwater oil rigs have caused concern for years.
Tags: Federal Drive , oil spill , Brian Peterman , Command Consulting Group , Suzanne Kubota
Coast Guard Yard green and shimmering
Tags: mngt , Green buildings , methane power , John Slaughter
After Deepwater: USCG acquisitions improve
As a result of Deepwater's failures, the Coast Guard has reformed the acquisitions management process. We talk with GAO's John Hutton about how that's going.
Tags: Federal Drive , acquisitions , management , GAO , John Hutton , Deepwater
Rand Paul: Put Coast Guard in Defense
Newly elected Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., thinks the U.S. Coast Guard should be part of the Defense Department, not the Department of Homeland Security.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , DHS , Pentagon , Defense , Rand Paul
Coast Guard cracks down on smartphone use
The Coast Guard issued guidance July 16, 2010 to its personnel prohibiting the use of these devices by operators of Coast Guard boats and also restricted their use by other crewmembers. We get an update from Rear Adm. Brian Salerno
Tags: Federal Drive , management , technology , Brian Salerno
