WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42567) entitled "Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress" by specialist in naval affairs Ronald O'Rourke: Summary The Coast Guard's program of record (POR) calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard high-endurance cutters, medium-endurance cutters, and p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would authorize $731.6 billion for national defense, passed the Senate by an overwhelmingly bipartisan, veto-proof vote of 84-13 today. Senator Collins urges the President to quickly sign this crucial bill into law. "The NDAA repr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: The conference report of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) -- the final version of the legislation -- passed the House last night. The legislation contained a number of Congressman Jared Golden's (ME-02) priorities for American national security, Maine shipbuilders, and servicemembers and their families. Golden was a member of the conference committee that produced the report and s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 11: Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, which includes several funding and policy priorities advocated for by Senator King to support military facilities and communities in Maine and advance the national defense. The legislation passed in an overwhelmingly bip  more