| Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress Contributor(s): O'Rourke, Ronald (Author) |
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ISBN: 1481936905 ISBN-13: 9781481936903 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.38 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Coast Guard's proposed FY2013 budget includes $8 million in acquisition funding to initiate survey and design activities for a new polar icebreaker. The Coast Guard's Five Year Capital Investment Plan includes an additional $852 million in FY2014-FY2017 for acquiring the ship. The Coast Guard anticipates awarding a construction contract for the ship "within the next five years" and taking delivery on the ship "within a decade." The project to design and build a polar icebreaker is a new acquisition project initiated in the FY2013 budget. |