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USCG Expands Capability To Assume Deepwater Maintenance, Logistics

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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard's philosophy had always been that Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS), the lead systems integrator (LSI) for the Deepwater recapitalization effort, would handle procurement and maintenance support from cradle to crave, according to a top Coast Guard official. That all changed in April 2007, when Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen decided the service should handle the LSI role for Deepwater. Service personnel had already begun preparing for the process, but only for procurement and…

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