Posts Tagged ‘cutters’

Cochran: What happened to Coast Guard cutters’ funding?

by MBJ Staff Published: March 13,2012

Tags: appropriations, bill, cutters, defense, federal government, Homeland Security, law, lawmakers, legislative branch, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, shipbuilding, ships

PASCAGOULA — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) wants to know why the budget request for the U.S. Coast Guard no longer recommends funding for National Security Cutters (NSCs) #7 and #8, vessels that have long been planned for the agency. Cochran questioned Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano about the Coast Guard’s shipbuilding budget during a [...] [...]

Ingalls could lose two cutters to federal budget cuts

by Associated Press Published: February 27,2012

Tags: budget, budget cuts, cutters, defense, federal budget, federal govertnment, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, shipbuilders, shipbuilding, ships

PASCAGOULA — The U.S. Coast Guard will not get the last two of eight planned national security cutters, under President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget request. The two cutters were not included in the Coast Guard’s five-year capital investment plan, The Mississippi Press reported. The capital investment plan outlines acquisition priorities under the limits set by [...] [...]

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