Coast Guard Academy

GAO: USCG needs to act further on sexual assault and harassment

sexual assault and harassment response actions by USCG

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that while the U.S. Coast Guard has taken actions to address sexual assault and harassment (SASH) it has not developed a plan to assess its efforts.

In a 2020 internal investigation called “Operation Fouled Anchor,” notes GAO, the Coast Guard examined 102 separate allegations of sexual assault from 1990 to 2006 at the Coast Guard Academy and concluded that the academy often mishandled these cases. More recently, service members...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/gao-uscg-needs-to-act-further-on-sexual-assault-and-harassment/

Coast Guard Academy ranked one of top colleges in U.S.

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy continues to be featured as one of the nation’s top institutions of higher learning this year in prominent college rankings.

The U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review annual college rankings are a comprehensive look at how accredited four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. compare in a set of widely-accepted indicators of excellence in higher education.

This year the Academy ranked #1 in the overall Regional Colleges North and in the Top Public Schools...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-academy-ranked-one-of-top-colleges-in-the-u-s/

VIDEO: Wärtsilä upgrades Coast Guard Academy simulation complex

Wärtsilä has completed replacement of the Ship Analytics simulator solution at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Ship Control and Navigation Training System (SCANTS) facility. The original simulator system was installed at the academy in the 1990s, and the replacement work was carried out primarily by, and in partnership with, NavSim Services, Inc., the prime contractor.

The upgrade was accomplished in two stages to accommodate the operational training schedule of the academy, and to fit within the...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/video-wartsila-upgrades-coast-guard-academy-simulation-complex/

Coast Guard Academy holds virtual graduation for class of 2020

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy (CGA) held a virtual commencement ceremony for the class of 2020 yesterday due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The New London, Conn., CGA’s class of 2020 will be remembered for many things. It is the largest and most inclusive graduating class in the academy’s history with more than 250 cadets. It also includes the largest number of female graduates in the academy’s history, over 100. 2020 is also the 40th anniversary of the first women graduates at the academy. The class...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-academy-holds-virtual-graduation-for-class-of-2020/

Coast Guard Academy to host virtual 2020 graduation ceremony

The Coast Guard Academy announced today that they will hold a virtual graduation ceremony on May 20 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The graduating class of 2020, along with the rest of the Academy Corps of Cadets, were on spring break when travel restrictions were imposed and they were ordered to remain home. The Corps then shifted to virtual remote classes which are ongoing.

During the virtual ceremony, Chad Wolf, the acting Secretary of Homeland Security is scheduled to deliver the keynote...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-academy-to-host-virtual-2020-graduation-ceremony/

Coast Guard Academy cadet confirmed with COVID-19 after Europe trip

A Coast Guard Academy cadet was confirmed as positive for COVID-19 based on test results received Thursday from a Florida Department of Health Facility.

The cadet, a 20-year-old male, traveled to Europe for spring break along with six other cadets and a civilian friend, the civilian has also tested positive for the virus.

The group was visiting Spain when they were ordered to return to the U.S. based on the Presidential Proclamation suspending travel from Europe. Upon returning home to Florida,...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-academy-cadet-confirmed-with-covid-19-after-europe-trip/

Coast Guard mishandled harassment and bullying complaints, House report says

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee on Homeland Security released a joint report yesterday that said the Coast Guard mishandled complaints of harassment and bullying and failed to hold those in leadership accountable for their actions.

The committees launched an investigation 18 months ago to examine how the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Academy handle allegations of harassment and bullying and whether the academy creates an inclusive environment that can support...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-mishandled-harassment-complaints/

House wants Coast Guard Academy officials to answer harassment complaints

Coast Guard Academy cadets test their network connection during the 2012 Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX) at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. U.S. Coast Guard photograph

Yesterday, the chairmen of two House committees posted a joint letter requesting that the Coast Guard make two officials available for interviews concerning complaints of harassment and retaliation at the Coast Guard Academy.

The request, which came from Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Bennie G. Thompson, chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, calls for the transcribed interviews to be completed no later than Sept. 18, 2019. The committees...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/house-wants-coast-guard-academy-officials-to-answer-harassment-complaints/

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