Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

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Abstract:

The Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (PSC) program is a program to acquire three new PSCs(i.e., heavy polar icebreakers), to be followed years from now by the acquisition of up to three new Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs) (i.e., medium polar icebreakers). The PSC program has received a total of $1,169.6 million (i.e., about $1.2 billion) in procurement funding through FY2020, including $135 million in FY2020, which was $100 million more than the $35 million that the Coast Guard had requested for FY2020. With the funding it has received throughFY2020, the first PSC is now fully funded and the second PSC has received initial funding.

Author(s):
O'rourke, Ronald
Author Organization(s):
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC
Funding Organization(s):
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Technical Report
Publication Date:
2021 Mar 11
Pagination:
81

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Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
marine transportation, national security, congress, business administration, employment, naval operations, personnel management, united states government, coast guard, department of homeland security, high latitudes, homeland security, management personnel, united states, boats, commerce, department of defense
Keyword(s):
psc(Polar Security Cutter)program, polar icebreakers
Subject Categories:
Mechanical, Industrial, Civil and Marine Engineering; Behavioral and Social Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences
Creation Date:
2022 Jun 17
Update Date:
2022 Jul 28