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The Coast Guard’s top two shipbuilding acquisitions continue to suffer from design challenges, raising the potential for further delays and cost increases, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a new report that assesses many of the Department of Homeland Security’s major acquisition programs. The offshore patrol cutter (OPC), which will replace aging legacy medium-endurance cutters, has not completed design of various “distributive systems” such as the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, which could lead to further delays, GAO…
