Coast Guard Deepwater Program : Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defense contracts.

Government productivity.

Administrative agencies--Reorganization.

Administrative agencies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on the Coast Guard deepwater program, formally known as the integrated deepwater systems program, a project to replace and modernize the Coast Guard deepwater fleet. Discusses various deepwater missions performed by the Coast Guard, current deepwater-capable assets, systems to be procured or modernized, and program costs and funding. Reviews problems in program management and execution, Coast Guard reforms announced in 2007, Department of Justice deepwater investigation, and 2007 Congressional oversight hearings. Provides overview of issues and options for Congress and legislative activity in 2007.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Coast Guard Deepwater Program

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