Latest United States Coast Guard Stories

Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation Recognizes National Maritime Day

2013-05-22 12:21:03

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In honor of National Maritime Day today, the Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) proudly sponsored yesterday's 2013 National Maritime Day Dinner and Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER) Awards, organized by the North American Marine Environment Protection Association. The AMVER System, sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard, is a computer-based voluntary global ship reporting system used worldwide by search...

Survivor Thanks U.S. Coast Guard for His Rescue

2013-05-20 23:04:53

Memorial Day culminates May’s celebration of Military Appreciation; in light of that, ACR Electronics, the beacon manufacturer, shares their survivor’s story. Ft. Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 On April 6th, the four-man crew with Ocean Adventure Rowing and Education (O.A.R Northwest) attempting a Trans-Atlantic Expedition from Dakar to Miami was derailed after their row boat the “James Robert Hanssen” capsized about 400 miles north of Puerto Rico. Jordan Hanssen, Adam Kreek,...

'Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day' May 17

2013-05-17 20:20:04

Safety Encouraged As Summer Boating Season Gets Underway SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This Casual Friday marked a fun way to show support for water safety by joining "Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day." Throughout the nation today, people promoted water safety while sporting a totally different look at work by wearing their favorite life jacket in honor of "Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day," a National Safe Boating Week event promoted by the California...

DRS Technologies Awarded Coast Guard Contract to Continue C-130 Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul in Elizabeth City, NC

2013-05-15 16:20:27

ARLINGTON, Va., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced today it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to continue its maintenance, repair and overhaul work at the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121130/PH22008LOGO) Under the contract, DRS's Technical Services group will continue to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)...

Coast Guard Selects IMTC As National Incident Management Training Provider

2013-05-02 16:33:23

OAKHURST, Calif., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Incident Management Training Consortium (IMTC), a respected national leader in the development of All-Hazards Incident Management Teams and Incident Command System training curricula, exercises, and mentoring, today announced it has been selected as the Incident Command System/Incident Management training contractor for the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The nationwide contract was awarded at the conclusion of a rigorous...

Good Technology Congratulates the United States Coast Guard On Its 2013 Computerworld Honors Program Laureate Nomination

2013-04-25 00:21:03

USCG Recognized for its Innovative Use of Good's Mobile Technology to Promote Positive Social, Economic and Educational Change SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Good Technology(TM), the leader in secure enterprise mobility, applauds the United States Coast Guard's (USCG) nomination as a 2013 Computerworld Honors Program Laureate. The annual awards program honors visionary applications of information technology, promoting positive social, economic, and educational...

ValueOptions® Congratulates U.S. Coast Guard for Winning 2013 EASNA Corporate Award

2013-04-10 12:21:06

NORFOLK, Va., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ValueOptions(®), a health improvement company that specializes in health, emotional wellbeing and performance improvement, congratulates its Employee Assistance Program (EAP) client, U.S. Coast Guard for winning the 9th Annual Employee Assistance Society of North America (EASNA) Corporate Award. Each year EASNA acknowledges one American and one Canadian company that demonstrates excellence in the use of EAP programming and service...

New Startup Formed to Commercialize Patented USC Technology that uses Game Theory to Intelligently Randomize Security Patrols for Safer Airports, Borders, Municipalities and Waterways.

2013-03-14 12:31:56

LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The USC Stevens Center for Innovation, a university-wide resource that helps USC innovators make impact with their ideas, announced today that ARMORWAY Inc., has been issued an exclusive license to commercialize software that provides intelligently randomized security patrols for resource optimization of security agencies in order to make airports, municipalities, borders and waterways all over the world more secure. "Protecting...

DMI Wins Two-Year Task Order with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

2013-01-29 08:22:23

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DMI, a leading IT solutions and business strategy consulting firm, today announced it has won a two-year Task Order to provide Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Support for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) legacy Alien Criminal Response Information Management (ACRIMe) System. The legacy ACRIMe system directly supports the ICE mission as the primary system used by ICE Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC) specialists...

Phigenics Wins Water Testing Services Contract For Thirty-Three U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Facilities

2013-01-11 12:20:14

NAPERVILLE, Ill., Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Phigenics LLC, the water services company that is revolutionizing water management with smart analytics software and innovative biological hazard analyses, has won the water testing services contract for thirty-three U.S. Coast Guard aviation facilities. This contract was awarded by the Aviation Logistics Center, Airworthiness Sustainment Branch, which is at the center of all water testing programs for Coast Guard aircraft. As stated in...