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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 , USCG , Ron Rabago , Elijah Cummings , House Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime , Lockheed , Northrop , Deepwater , Max Cacas

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DHS holds fast to St. Elizabeths HQ plan

The Homeland Security Department remains committed to consolidating its headquarters on the campus of a former mental hospital in Washington despite receiving less construction money than anticipated. Officials from DHS, the Coast Guard and the General Services Administration reaffirmed their plans to a House subcommittee. The Coast Guard plans to move first, in 2013.

Tags: Coast Guard , DHS , GSA , budget , don bathurst , frank lobiondo , Robert Peck , john currier , Emily Kopp , St. Elizabeth , House Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime

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