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Article: GAO Report on Deepwater: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?(General Accounting Office's report on Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater recapitalization project)
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- National Defense
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- August 1, 2001
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A recent report by the General Accounting Office may indicate rough seas ahead for the Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater recapitalization project.
The May report, titled, "Progress Being Made on Deepwater Project, But Risks Remain," raises serious questions about the affordability and the acquisition strategy of Deepwater, the Coast Guard's project aimed at modernizing its aging fleet. Deepwater would replace or upgrade more than 90 cutters and 200 aircraft used in "deepwater" missions, which are operations that take place more than 50 miles from shore.
With Deepwater, the Coast Guard wants to create an integrated suite of systems that work together, ...