United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-04-28 monographic deposited born digital 51 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-546 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-546 P0b002ee18038f7bd f:d06546 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-546 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-546 GAO-06-546 Homeland security Interoperability Procurement planning Program management Strategic planning Equipment upgrades Program implementation Coast Guard Deepwater Project Other Written Product A52728 The Deepwater program was designed to produce aircraft and vessels that would function in the Coast Guard's traditional at-sea roles. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, however, the Coast Guard began taking on additional homeland security missions, and so it revised the Deepwater implementation plan to provide assets that could better meet these new responsibilities. While many acknowledge that the Coast Guard's aging assets need replacement or renovation, concerns exist about the approach the Coast Guard adopted in launching the Deepwater program. The subsequent changes in the program's asset mix and delivery schedules only increased these concerns. This report (1) compares the revised Deepwater implementation plans with the original plan in terms of the assets to be replaced or modified, and the time frames and costs for doing so; (2) assesses the degree to which the operational effectiveness model and other analytical methods used by the Coast Guard to develop the revised Deepwater asset mix are sound and appropriate for such a purpose; and (3) assesses the progress made in implementing GAO's prior recommendations regarding program management. GAO is not making any new recommendations in this report. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-546/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-546.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-546/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-546.pdf GAO-06-546 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-546 Other Written Product GAO-06-546; Coast Guard: Changes to Deepwater Plan Appear Sound, and Program Management Has Improved, but Continued Monitoring Is Warranted; Homeland security Interoperability Procurement planning Program management Strategic planning Equipment upgrades Program implementation Coast Guard Deepwater Project Volume 107 Page 285 107 Stat. 285 Public Law 103-62