Homeland Security Today

Eleventh National Security Cutter Named for Pioneering Code-Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman

The Coast Guard is naming the 11th Legend-Class National Security Cutter (NSC) in honor of Elizebeth Smith Friedman. Friedman was a pioneering code-breaker for the Coast Guard during the Prohibition ...
Homeland Security Today

Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress

The Coast Guard’s acquisition program of record (POR) calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for ...
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The US Navy’s newest frigate is hiding a surprising secret: It started life as a Coast Guard cutter

Summary and Key Points: After years of delays turned its next frigate into an expensive disaster, the Navy made a hard call — and the Trump administration pulled the plug on the troubled Constellation ...
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First of Coast Guard’s new icebreaking cutters to be made in Finland

President Donald Trump authorized construction of four Arctic security cutters for the Coast Guard to be built in Finland rather than domestically because of “urgent national security needs” in the ...