Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is working overtime on the Baltimore bridge that was knocked into the harbor

The Coast Guard may be the most active federal agency in the aftermath of the Baltimore bridge that was knocked over by a container ship.

Defense News

Coast Guard improves access to mental health care

Federal Newscast

NASA names new small business programs director

Federal Newscast

NGA seeks ideas for using data to predict illegal fishing

Big Data

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

DHS names new deputy CIO after current one to retire in March

CIO News

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2019 file photo, the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG-82) moors at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London, Conn. The Navy is proposing construction cutbacks and accelerated ship retirements that would delay, or sink, the Navy’s goal of a larger fleet — and potentially hurt shipyards, according to an initial proposal. The proposal would shrink the size of the fleet from today’s level of 293 ships to 287 ships, a far cry from the official goal of 355 ships established in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP, File)

Navy shipbuilding has an uncertain future…and budget

Defense

Federal agencies and academics have a new way to test unmanned sea systems

Defense

Coast Guard still faces a lot of obstacles to meeting its missions, from acquisition to personnel challenges

Defense

Why was a Space Force guardian aboard a Coast Guard Arctic cutter?

Defense News

Seattle Police Department and Thurston County-Sheriff officers train with the U.S. Coast Guard throughout the waters of Puget Sound. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest.

How the Coast Guard’s satellite imaging plays a huge role in maritime domain awareness

Defense Industry

Coast Guard turns to tech while facing workforce challenges

Defense News

DoD mobilizes resources to help in Hawaii

In today’s Federal Newscast: The FBI is getting a new leader to take on insider threats. The Defense Department mobilizes resources to help in Hawaii….

Federal Newscast

The Coast Guard needs to better protect its own emergency responders

The Coast Guard is famous for its field units up-and-down the coasts. They’re the ones who launch search-and-rescue missions when fishing boats capsize…

Defense

FILE - Large Icebergs float away as the sun rises near Kulusuk, Greenland, Aug. 16, 2019. The Biden administration said Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, that it will upgrade its engagement with the Arctic Council and countries with an interest in a region that's rapidly changing due to climate change. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

It might be frozen, but the Arctic is not locked down

Technology

The Coast Guard has long worked to boost its capabilities of operating in the Arctic, an area of increasing importance to national security. Now the Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate will fund research aimed at helping other Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components operate in the Arctic.