Comments on: USCG to LockMart/Northrop: Thanks a Billion(s) for Nothing http://www.hlswatch.com/2007/04/17/uscg-to-lockmartnorthrop-thanks-a-billions-for-nothing/ News and analysis of critical issues in homeland security today. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:14:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Homeland Security Watch » GAO on Sentinel, US-VISIT, DOS Visas http://www.hlswatch.com/2007/04/17/uscg-to-lockmartnorthrop-thanks-a-billions-for-nothing/#comment-75407 Homeland Security Watch » GAO on Sentinel, US-VISIT, DOS Visas Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:16:14 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/2007/04/17/uscg-to-lockmartnorthrop-thanks-a-billions-for-nothing/#comment-75407 [...] management and information sharing obligations.  Think of this as a case of the opposite of the Deepwater project run by Lockheed for the Coast Guard: this GAO report actually focuses on how well the project is [...] […] management and information sharing obligations.  Think of this as a case of the opposite of the Deepwater project run by Lockheed for the Coast Guard: this GAO report actually focuses on how well the project is […]

]]> By: Jonah Czerwinski http://www.hlswatch.com/2007/04/17/uscg-to-lockmartnorthrop-thanks-a-billions-for-nothing/#comment-53531 Jonah Czerwinski Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/2007/04/17/uscg-to-lockmartnorthrop-thanks-a-billions-for-nothing/#comment-53531 WRC -- Thanks always for your comments and readership. You may find this new GAO statement by Stephen Caldwell released this week of interest. GAO issued its statement of record submitted for this week’s hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Coast Guard. The review focused on Deepwater procurement management, the FY08 budget request, and some attention given to the Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS) as part of Maritime Domain Awareness. The statement is available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07489t.pdf. CZ- WRC — Thanks always for your comments and readership. You may find this new GAO statement by Stephen Caldwell released this week of interest. GAO issued its statement of record submitted for this week’s hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Coast Guard. The review focused on Deepwater procurement management, the FY08 budget request, and some attention given to the Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS) as part of Maritime Domain Awareness. The statement is available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07489t.pdf.

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]]> By: William R. Cumming http://www.hlswatch.com/2007/04/17/uscg-to-lockmartnorthrop-thanks-a-billions-for-nothing/#comment-53376 William R. Cumming Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:16:17 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/2007/04/17/uscg-to-lockmartnorthrop-thanks-a-billions-for-nothing/#comment-53376 The US Coast Guard is a very special organization but even then long-term budget reductions, failure to maintain equipment and systems and to replace them on regular basis has finally caught up with the Coasties just like the rest of the government. They need twice the manpower and double the budget. Their ability to supervise major contracts is questionable with many key personnel detailed off to other DHS activities, e.g. Admiral Johnson in FEMA as Deputy Administrator. Both parties have actually assisted in destruction of the career services, including the Armed Forces but of course neither will be held accountable. Question-did the Coast Guard look at any foreign ships and planes for Deep-water or would that have been considered a traitorous act to the US military industrial complex? Perhaps contract performance would be assisted by having each company provide the name of the person who will lose their jobs for cost overuns or non-performance. Time for enactment of a Renegotiation ACT creating the Board and system made famous by Harry S. Truman. Congress is deeply implicated in all these contract scandals and they are scandals. The US Coast Guard is a very special organization but even then long-term budget reductions, failure to maintain equipment and systems and to replace them on regular basis has finally caught up with the Coasties just like the rest of the government. They need twice the manpower and double the budget. Their ability to supervise major contracts is questionable with many key personnel detailed off to other DHS activities, e.g. Admiral Johnson in FEMA as Deputy Administrator. Both parties have actually assisted in destruction of the career services, including the Armed Forces but of course neither will be held accountable. Question-did the Coast Guard look at any foreign ships and planes for Deep-water or would that have been considered a traitorous act to the US military industrial complex? Perhaps contract performance would be assisted by having each company provide the name of the person who will lose their jobs for cost overuns or non-performance. Time for enactment of a Renegotiation ACT creating the Board and system made famous by Harry S. Truman. Congress is deeply implicated in all these contract scandals and they are scandals.

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