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Coast Guard: Challenges Affecting Deepwater Asset Deployment and Management and Efforts to Address Them

GAO-07-874 Published: Jun 18, 2007. Publicly Released: Jun 18, 2007.
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The U.S. Coast Guard's Deepwater program was designed to replace aging vessels and aircraft and information capabilities with new and upgraded assets and equipment. GAO's prior work raised concerns about the Coast Guard's efforts to upgrade or acquire assets on schedule and manage the Deepwater prime contractor. This report responds to congressional direction contained in a conference report accompanying the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fiscal year 2007 appropriations bill. GAO addressed two objectives: (1) What is the status of key Deepwater assets and how is the Coast Guard addressing any asset-related challenges that have been encountered? (2) What is the status of the Coast Guard's overall management of the Deepwater contract? GAO's work is based on reports, memorandums, and data on the plans and management of the Deepwater program and interviews with key officials. GAO is not making any new recommendations. DHS and the Coast Guard reviewed a draft of this report and concurred with our findings.

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AccountabilityAircraftCost controlHomeland securityPerformance measuresProcurement planningProgram evaluationProgram managementSchedule slippagesShipsSystems designFederal procurement