Coast Guard modernizes acquisition system.Coast Guard Lt. Tony Migliorini SPECIAL TO AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE The American Forces Press Service (AFPS) is the news service provided by the American Forces Information Service, part of the United States Department of Defense. It supplies news stories pertaining to the activities of U.S. military forces around the world. (NOV judgment notwithstanding the verdict (N.O.V.) n. reversal of a jury's verdict by the trial judge when the judge believes there was no factual basis for the verdict or it was contrary to law. The judge will then enter a different verdict as "a matter of law. . 7, 2008) WASHINGTON--A newly transformed Coast Guard directorate has reached its full operating capability Noun 1. operating capability - the capability of a technological system to perform as intended performance capability capability, capableness - the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his in recent weeks, working to modernize the Service's acquisition system and build its operational assets for the 21st century, a senior officer said Nov. 7. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Gary Blore Gary Blore is a Rear admiral of the United States Coast Guard. Blore attended the Coast Guard Academy, and graduated in 1975. From 1977 until 1982, he served as a helicopter aircraft commander at Coast Guard Air Station Brooklyn, NY. , assistant commandant for acquisition and chief acquisition officer, participated in a roundtable discussion with online journalists concerning the Coast Guard's modernized acquisition program. The acquisition directorate manages all major Coast Guard acquisition projects. Among the 22 major projects now under way are the HC-144A "Ocean Sentry," a medium range surveillance aircraft, the Response Boat-Medium, and the flagship of the Coast Guard's new fleet, the National Security Cutter The United States Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC) is one design among several new cutter designs developed as part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program.[1] . The first National Security Cutter, Bertholf, is operating off the West Coast, Blore said. Waesche, the second such cutter, has been christened, and fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. work has started on a third, named Stratton. The National Security Cutter is the largest and most technically advanced cutter to be built for the Coast Guard, he said. Blore said four boats in the Response Boat-Medium program have been delivered, and that a new facility that officially opened in Green Bay, Wis., "will allow us to go to a full operating capability on that project of about 30 boats per year until we get to 180 boats." The modernized acquisition program will allow the Coast Guard to mitigate many of the potential problems that can occur during a major acquisition project, Blore said. The Fast Response Cutter The Fast Response Cutter is part of the United States Coast Guard's Deepwater program.[1] At 140 feet it is similar to, but slightly larger than 123 foot extended Island Class Cutters, like the USCGC Matagorda. project will be a fixed-price contract to control costs, and the Coast Guard will have personnel onsite to be directly involved with the manufacturer throughout the project, he said. Blore credited Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad W. Allen with being a driving force behind modernizing the acquisition process. "Coincidentally with my arrival, Admiral Allen became the commandant and started us on a path of acquisition reform," he said. Migliorini serves at the Coast Guard Headquarters Office of Public Affairs. |
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