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Coast Guard Sees ICGS Phasing Out of Deepwater

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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

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By Calvin Biesecker As the Coast Guard continues to assume a greater systems integration role over its Deepwater modernization program, the contractor originally hired for the lead systems integration job will eventually probably have nothing to do with the program, service acquisition officials said yesterday. Two years ago about two-thirds of the Coast Guard's Deepwater budget went to Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) and that figure is down to about one-third now, Rear Adm. Ronald Rabago, director of acquisition programs…

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