A group of top maritime labor leaders in the U.S. is urging Congress to restore nine Federal Advisory committees on maritime safety after their membership was abruptly terminated. The committees—staffed…
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‘People’s Convoy’ vows not to disrupt Super Bowl
The organizers of The People’s Convoy released a statement late Thursday that their group “has no intention or plans” to protest the Super Bowl in Los Angeles on Sunday.
“Such notice and rumors are put out there by either another group or paid opposition,” Kris Young, one of the administrators for The People’s Convoy, posted on the group’s Facebook and Telegram accounts late Thursday.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security had issued a warning that a convoy of...
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Temporary Spending Bill Will Send Back Pay to Coast Guard Personnel
A Coast Guard Cutter Sherman crewmember lowers the national ensign during a ceremony honoring Sherman’s final colors, held the evening before the Sherman was decommissioned in Honolulu, Mar. 28, 2018. Coast Guard photo.
Financial compensation is coming soon to the U.S. Coast Guard active duty and civilian personnel who for weeks either worked without pay or were furloughed during the partial government shutdown.
Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump announced he and Congress agreed to enact a...
DHS: Coast Guard Personnel Sent to Mexican Border to Asses Medical Treatment of Migrants
Members of the Coast Guard mobile medical unit West participate in a simulated medical evacuation during Cascadia Rising exercise at Naval Weapons Station Indian Island, Washington on June 9, 2016. US Coast Guard Photo
U.S. Coast Guard medical personnel are being sent to the border with Mexico to assess how U.S. Customs and Border Protection treats sick and ailing migrants caught crossing into the U.S. after a second child this month died while in government custody.
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Government Shutdown Puts Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Program at Risk
USCGC Healy (WAGB-20), a polar-class icebreaker, transits Southeast Alaskan waters on Nov. 24, 2018. US Coast Guard Photo
A looming partial government shutdown will not directly affect the Department of Defense operations, but several agencies that work with DoD will either have to stop or severely curtail their activities.
The U.S. Coast Guard, which works closely with the Pentagon, especially the Navy in patrolling offshore waters, is among the agencies that will be without funding without an...