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National Defense
August 2005
Joe Pappalardo
New Science, Strategy Needed to Protect Bases The military is launching a new effort, including equipment purchases, scientific studies and research initiatives, to guard military bases, supply hubs and civilian installations against biological, chemical, radiological or nuclear strikes. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2005
Sandra I. Erwin
Coast Guard Submits Revised Wish List, Fears Funding Cuts The Coast Guard has sent to Congress a revised requirements document for new equipment that seeks to take into account the U.S. government's heightened need for intelligence and information. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2007
Stew Magnuson
National Guard, Army Chemical Units Criticized for Being Untrained, Unprepared Acute shortages of equipment and personnel means less time, or no time, to train. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2012
Magnuson & Beidel
Coast Guard May Face Capability Gap On the High Seas The Obama administration has proposed cutting $1.3 billion out of the Department of Homeland Security's overall budget. Almost one-third of that -- $382 million -- would come out of the Coast Guard's allocation. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2005
Joe Pappalardo
Aging Fleet As the Coast Guard looks forward to the acquisition of its new national security cutters, the job of keeping their current, aged fleet operational requires a lot of the crews' attention. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2005
Harold Kennedy
Homeland Defense The Defense Department's agency in charge of developing chemical and biological defense technologies is shifting its focus from large-scale incidents on the battlefield to small-scale terrorist attacks against civilians. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2009
Border Security The U.S. has limited ability to prevent dangerous materials from reaching the shores. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2012
Scott C. Truver
Coast Guard Stakes Its Future on National Security Cutters The focal point of U.S. Coast Guard acquisition reform and recapitalization remains the National Security Cutter. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2006
Grace Jean
Pentagon Chem-Bio Program Expands to Homeland Missions The Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security are seeking to homogenize the equipment that military units and local first responders employ to detect and neutralize toxic agents. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2005
John McHale
Aircraft countermeasure, Coast Guard DeepWater see big budget increases The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Year 2006 budget request has significant increases for commercial aircraft countermeasures technology and the U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater System program. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2005
Roxana Tiron
Northern Command Not Directing Enough Attention To Maritime Defense The Defense Department is lagging behind with its plans and allocation of resources to defend the U.S. waterways, according to a top Pentagon official. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2011
Stew Magnuson
Coast Guard Commandant Girds Service For Possible Budget Cuts The service has already lived through an era of declining budgets. In the 1990s, the Coast Guard lost some 6,000 personnel as its top line funding took hits year after year. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2014
Stew Magnuson
Coast Guard Information Technology, Sensor Needs Go Unfilled The Coast Guard is operating ships with obsolete command, control, computer and communications systems, the Department of Homeland Security inspector general said. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2005
Harold Kennedy
Commandos Help Stop Weapons Smugglers on High Seas Special operators are playing an active, but low-key part in the proliferation security initiative, which the United States launched in 2003 to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2015
Stew Magnuson
Chemical-Biological Program Speeds Up Acquisition Process Whenever there is a crisis somewhere in the world related to chemical, biological or radiological weapons or accidents, "the first phone call comes to us," said Carmen Spencer, joint program executive officer for chemical and biological defense. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2010
Austin Wright
Commandant Discusses Coast Guard's Efforts to Modernize The Coast Guard's Deepwater acquisition program aims to overhaul the Coast Guard's fleet by 2027, but the project is more expensive than anticipated and may take longer to complete. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2010
Stew Magnuson
For Coast Guard, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Remain A Distant Goal The Coast Guard, the service responsible for protecting the homeland from sea-based terrorist attacks as well as conducting search-and-rescue missions, as of yet does not have a dedicated UAV that it can fly off its ships. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2014
Stew Magnuson
Coast Guard Embarks on Its Costliest Ship Buying Program The Coast Guard has one piece remaining in its long effort to modernize its aircraft and ships: the offshore patrol cutter. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2009
Stew Magnuson
Coast Guard Assumes Oversight of Deepwater Program When the Coast Guard's new National Security Cutter, the Bertholf, stopped four boats carrying bales of cocaine 80 miles off the coast of Guatemala in July, it was welcome news for the service's "troubled" Deepwater modernization program. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2006
Stew Magnuson
Troubled Coast Guard Cutter Threatens Deepwater The Coast Guard is considering purchasing commercial vessels to serve as stopgaps after the development of its fast response cutter stalled this year. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2004
J.R. Wilson
Military Services Eye Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Detection While efforts are in progress to improve the ability to detect and deter intruders at military installations, a separate set of programs is tackling how to detect and respond to an attack involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive agents. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2004
John McHale
Coast Guard awards contract for production of Maritime Security Cutter The new Cutter is part of the Integrated Deepwater System program to modernize and replace the Coast Guard's aging ships and aircraft, and improve command, control, and logistics systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2004
Harold Kennedy
Defending Ports The U.S. Coast Guard has begun aggressive enforcement of the Maritime Transportation Act in an effort to increase protection of the nation's ports and waterways from terrorist attack. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2006
Grace Jean
Coast Guard begins to tackle complex surveillance mission Multiple initiatives have been set in motion to develop better ship monitoring systems, but financial constraints could delay or prevent such efforts. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2007
Stew Magnuson
Coast Guard May Face Rough Seas as it Takes Control of Deepwater A Justice Department investigation, a scathing 60 Minutes report, unsympathetic lawmakers and a stack of negative inspector general reports have marked the Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater Systems program the last two years. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2011
Eric Beidel
Commandant: Coast Guard Suffering Under Strain of Tight Budgets Put simply, the service has a lot of old ships and boats and nowhere near the money required to replace them. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2015
Yasmin Tadjdeh
Coast Guard Acquisitions Called 'Unaffordable' The Coast Guard has laid out an ambitious modernization and recapitalization plan for its future fleet of cutters and aircraft, but experts and government watchdogs have thrown cold water on it. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2012
Stew Magnuson
Inspector General Sounds Alarm on Coast Guard's Risky Fast Response Cutter Program Faced with mounting pressures to replace its rapidly aging 110-foot ships, the Coast Guard embarked on an accelerated program to build a new fleet of Fast Response Cutters. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2006
Stew Magnuson
Cooperation key to expanding Coast Guard's reach The Defense Department's Northern Command and the Coast Guard are organizing a maritime domain awareness "community of interest." mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2011
Stew Magnuson
Lean Fiscal Times Influences Design Of New Coast Guard Cutter Program With a proposed fleet of 25 ships, and an expected budget of $8 billion, the Coast Guard's Offshore Patrol Cutter is drawing intense interest from both shipbuilders and budget watchers on Capitol Hill. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2009
Erwin & Magnuson
7 Deadly Myths About Weapons of Terror Seven noteworthy misconceptions associated with weapons of terror. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2006
Stew Magnuson
Chemical Suits Fitted for Unconventional War The possibility of insurgents using homemade biological and chemical weapons is part of an ongoing debate on what kind of protective suits and masks ground forces need. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2004
John McHale
Electronic Technology is Central to New Coast Guard Maritime Security Cutter Northrop Grumman Ship Systems is leading the production effort, as a major partner in ICGS -- a joint venture of Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin. The lead ship of the class will be finished in 2007. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2013
Stew Magnuson
Chemical-Biological Defense Office To Kick Off Dozens of New Programs The previous decade has seen little in terms of advancement of nuclear-radiological detection devices, and there will be a new push to update them. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2008
Stew Magnuson
Coast Guard Takes Troubled New Cutter on Grand Tour The month of June marked the coming out party for the Coast Guard's shiny new national security cutter -- the Bertholf. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2007
Breanne Wagner
Government Lacks Clear Plans to ID Small Vessels Used as Terrorist Weapons In order to decrease the risk of an attack, the government is proposing new security plans. Some suggestions have been met with stiff resistance. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2005
Joe Pappalardo
Small Boats on the Front Lines of Maritime Security As the profile of the U.S. Coast Guard's homeland security mission rises, the role of small boat operations is becoming central to the effort. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2013
Valerie Insinna
Coast Guard Trying to Stay the Course on its Shipbuilding Plans During Tough Fiscal Times The Coast Guard is in the middle of a 25-year effort to replace its fleets of aging ships, and has so far managed to obtain most of the funding it needs, said Adm. Robert J. Papp, commandant of the Coast Guard. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2004
Harold Kennedy
Coast Guard Expands Joint Anti-Terrorism Training The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing to break ground this month on a new $33 million facility that will significantly improve its ability to train military personnel in maritime security tactics. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2005
Harold Kennedy
Coast Guard Team Protects Nation's Busiest Ports The Marine Safety and Security Team 91110 is a small, specially trained unit assigned to help protect Boston from terrorist attack and is one of 13 such organizations established at major ports along the nation's coastlines. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2009
Matthew Rusling
Coast Guard Boosting Cooperation with Military Last summer, as Russian forces lay siege to the nation of Georgia, the Coast Guard cutter Dallas, along with two Navy ships, sailed to the Black Sea to provide relief. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2007
Stew Magnuson
Coast Guard Reconsiders Unmanned Aircraft Choice The Coast Guard has halted development of the Eagle Eye vertical unmanned aerial vehicle and is considering other hovering drones for its Integrated Deepwater Systems program, according to agency and industry sources. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2014
Dan Parsons
South China Sea Dispute Shaping Up as Coast Guard Showdown The U.S. Navy risks sparking an international incident by using warships to check China's westward advance. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2006
Harold Kennedy
At Special Ops Forum, Experts Weigh Prospect of WMD Attacks As military leaders devote increasing attention to neutralizing roadside bombs in Iraq, specialists caution that it would be a mistake to dismiss the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2005
Homeland Security Briefs Deepwater improvements to enhance maritime security... Passport Systems wins contract for cargo-detection scanner... Intelligent Results to support national security efforts... mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2007
Stew Magnuson
Chemical Detecting Robot Program Rolls Forward Explosive ordnance disposal robots have proven their worth in Iraq and Afghanistan by reducing their operators' exposure to improvised bombs. An Army program hopes to do the same for specialists who must enter buildings and caves to root out chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2011
Eric Beidel
Coast Guard Cyberdefense Office: Small but Mighty Like the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, the Coast Guard suffers thousands of attacks on its networks each month. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2014
Dan Parsons
Retiring Commandant Calls Oceangoing Coast Guard Fleet 'Woefully Inadequate' Adm. Robert Papp, with only months left in his tenure as commandant of the Coast Guard, said his successor must push to update the service's oceangoing cutter fleet. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2009
Magnuson & Breitbach
Tech vs. Terrorism For every threat to the homeland, there's a business that has a technology waiting in the wings to counter a would-be terrorist's moves. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2008
Stew Magnuson
DHS Will Miss Deadline to Set Up Port Security Hubs The future of pilot port security hubs remains uncertain as security officials wait for answers from the Department of Homeland Security. mark for My Articles similar articles