Taxonomy term

Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan Joins Second Lady Karen Pence to Announce Partnership between U.S. Coast Guard and LinkedIn

WASHINGTON – On May 1st, Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence was joined by Homeland Security Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan to announce a new partnership between the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and LinkedIn. The agreement was sealed by a Memorandum of Understanding providing a free one-year premium LinkedIn membership to USCG spouses after a permanent change of station (PCS) move to help them obtain employment. Importantly, this vital benefit eases some of the challenges associated with finding employment and helps military spouses re-establish their careers after a PCS move.

S&T TITANIC Fact Sheet

S&T has partnered with USCG to augment the USCG's ability to protect infrastructure and improve maritime safety and navigation in the Arctic region. TITANIC -- a project that seizes on the advancement and cost-effectiveness of satellite technology, as well as the evolution of machine learning -- seeks to combine the versatility of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery with the efficiency of computers. At the project's completion, TITANIC will enable the IIP to provide the maritime community and the general public with more reliable and timely maritime safety information on iceberg and sea ice conditions. TITANIC will also help reduce or eliminate the need for costly aerial ice surveillance missions, lowering monitoring costs, and freeing resources to be reallocated elsewhere.

Ready For Rescue Prize Challenge

The DHS Science and Technology Directorate and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Research and Development Center are sponsoring a $255,000 multi-phase prize competition seeking concepts and solutions that help make it easier to find people in the water.

News Release: USCG, S&T To Venture into Space with Polar Scout Launch

The Coast Guard RDT&E Program, in partnership with DHS S&T, today launched two 6U CubeSats from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

News Release: Winners Announced in CG Challenge for Boater Safety

Winners were announced today for Phase I of the U.S. Coast Guard Ready for Rescue Challenge.

News Release: DHS, Coast Guard Launch $255K Prize Challenge Competition

DHS S&T, in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, launched the U.S. Coast Guard Ready for Rescue Challenge, a $255,000 prize competition that seeks boater safety solutions that will help make it easier to find people in the water.

S&T FRG 2018 NGFR – Harris County Operational Experimentation Fact Sheet

DHS S&T will host the NGFR – Harris County Operational Experimentation (OpEx) December 4-5, 2018, at the Port of Houston in Houston, Texas. The OpEx will integrate first responder technologies using open standards in the NGFR Integration Handbook to enhance the mission capabilities of Houston-area responders and the U.S. Coast Guard during a HAZMAT scenario.

Snapshot: How Coastal Surveillance Could Benefit from Enterprise Information Sharing

Today, the Integrated Maritime Domain Enterprise - Coastal Surveillance System (IMDE-CSS) has evolved well beyond the initial information-gathering requirement into an information-sharing capability.

We Love What We Do

Adam Cole talks about the experiences and opportunities offered to him by the Coast Guard throughout his career at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, MD.

Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via Google Play | Subscribe via RSS | Download Episode

Date Added: March 29, 2018

Secretary Nielsen Statement on President Trump's Nomination of Vice Admiral Karl L. Schultz to be the Next Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard

Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen released the following statement on President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Vice Admiral Karl L. Schultz to be the 26th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.

You are here

coast guard