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Deepwater milestone signals a step forward
June 3, 2009
By Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer News
The Coast Guard has achieved a milestone in its long-troubled $24 billion Integrated Deepwater Systems acquisition program. On May 8, the agency approved final acceptance of the $700 million National Security Cutter Bertholf, which is the largest Deepwater asset completed thus far.… Whistle-blowers previously raised questions about the readiness of the classified information systems on the cutter. The watchdog group Project on Government Oversight published a report May 21 that states that the Bertholf does not meet Tempest standards for securing classified communications.…
