Problems with the Coast Guard's Deepwater Program

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/26/AR2007012601901.html

According to this article from the Washington Post, the Department of Homeland Security and the US Coast Guard have troubles with the "flagship" cutter of the Deepwater Program, known as the National Security Cutter. Apparently, the new ship suffers from design flaws and also does not perform to standards that the Coast Guard set forth in the initial contract. Furthermore, this articles also states that the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General and members of Congress are accusing the Coast Guard and contractors on the National Security Cutter of interfering with investigations into the problems and cost overruns.

This could be very interesting to follow.

Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net