Over the past two years, the Department of Homeland Security and the Coast Guard, with the support of the President and Congress, have made significant strides to better secure our homeland. However, some maritime safety and security gaps remain, leaving our nation vulnerable to potentially catastrophic acts of terrorism, unlawful exploitation or other maritime mishaps. A high-speed boat attack, like the one that struck USS COLE in 2000, or damage to key economic and strategic infrastructure, or a terrorist using a ship as a weapon of mass effect unfortunately is still a threat. The President developed the National Strategy for Homeland Security and directed the development of a National Strategy for Maritime Security to reduce these vulnerabilities. Collectively, these strategies focus on enhancing current capabilities with the imperative to increase our awareness of activities occurring in the maritime domain ('Maritime Domain Awareness'), build and oversee enhanced security standards for ships and ports, and improve operational presence and response posture throughout ports, coastal areas and ocean approaches. The President's fiscal year 2006 budget provides strong support for the U. S. Coast Guard by requesting more than an 11% increase in funding over the comparable fiscal year 2005 funding level. This will allow for improved performance across all Coast Guard mission-programs, advance critical acquisition projects, and commence new initiatives aimed at closing critical gaps in our Nation's maritime safety and security.


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    Titel :

    United States Coast Guard FY 2005 Report: FY 2004 Performance Report, FY 2006 Budget in Brief


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2005


    Format / Umfang :

    64 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch