Sequestration Will Also Gut The Coast Guard -- Dale Lumme, Washington Examiner
The aging US Coast Guard (USCG) cutter fleet spends a lot of time undergoing repairs -- and the large high endurance cutters are more likely to break down than stay afloat.
The condition of the cutter fleet was a major factor in the Coast Guard's failure to meet performance standards for three out of five of its homeland security missions in fiscal year 2011, according to a recent report from the inspector general (IG) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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My Comment: If sequestration occurs .... I expect these problems to get worse.