Shipmates,
This morning I spent an hour with our Government Affairs Officers from around the Coast Guard. These individuals outreach local congressional members and their staffs, maintain contact with state and local governments, and coordinate field level activities with Headquarters programs. Many are collateral duty assignments, some are full time. They are all extremely important in linking what we do in mission execution with our external stakeholders.
I spent some time talking about the current transition and our current efforts to work with the Congress to obtain legislation for our modernization leadership positions while addressing their interests in our new acquisition organization and changes in the marine safety and port security programs.
As we gain information regarding the transition in Homeland Security we provide more in future posts. Our personnel are very active in meeting with the DHS Agency Review Team (ART) and Rear Admiral John Acton continues as the Transition Team leader for the Department reporting to Under Secretary for Management, Elaine Duke.
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