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

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 2007-06-18 monographic deposited born digital 82 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-874 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-874 P0b002ee18038bd69 f:d07874 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-874 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-874 GAO-07-874 Accountability Aircraft Cost control Homeland security Performance measures Procurement planning Program evaluation Program management Schedule slippages Ships Systems design Federal procurement Coast Guard Deepwater Project Fast Response Cutter HH-65 Helicopter National Security Cutter Other Written Product A70925 Coast Guard: Challenges Affecting Deepwater Asset Deployment and Management and Efforts to Address Them 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. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-874/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-874.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-874/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-874.pdf GAO-07-874 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-874 Other Written Product GAO-07-874; Coast Guard: Challenges Affecting Deepwater Asset Deployment and Management and Efforts to Address Them; Accountability Aircraft Cost control Homeland security Performance measures Procurement planning Program evaluation Program management Schedule slippages Ships Systems design Federal procurement Coast Guard Deepwater Project Fast Response Cutter HH-65 Helicopter National Security Cutter