United States Coast Guard

CABI U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits

Environmental Liabilities: Coast Guard Should Give Congress More Information on Millions of Dollars in Potential Costs

What GAO Found As of September 2025, the Coast Guard reported about $448 million in environmental liabilities related to its shore infrastructure. This includes about $228 million for structures, like housing, presumed to be contaminated with asbestos-containing material or lead-based paint based on their age. It also includes about $220 million in cleanup projects at sites with a known or suspected release of contaminants. Several factors create uncertainty that could potentially lead to hundreds of millions of dollars of additional cleanup costs that the Coast Guard has not communicated to Congress. For example, the Coast Guard has identified properties which may be contaminated with “for.

TN Thomas Nakamura

Jul 14 · 1 min

CABI Office of the Federal Register / National Archives and Records Administration · Rulemaking audits

Safety Zones; Northern California and Lake Tahoe Area Annual Fireworks Events

Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard | Rule | The Coast Guard will enforce multiple safety zones codified in federal regulations for recurring fireworks events taking place within the San Francisco Captain of the Port area of responsibility. This action is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from the hazards associated with the fireworks displays. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or remaining in the regulated areas and must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.

TN Thomas Nakamura

Jul 2 · 1 min

CABI U.S. Government Accountability Office · Audits audits

Coast Guard: Actions Needed to Help Ensure Effective Use of Billions in Funding for Modernization Efforts

What GAO Found The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Coast Guard leadership have made a case that the service needs transformation. Since 2019 GAO has reviewed four Coast Guard reform efforts and identified steps the service took to incorporate leading practices as well as gaps in key areas. For example, in prior reviews of Coast Guard sexual misconduct and modernization of mission planning and reserve component reform efforts, GAO found that the Coast Guard did not fully assess its workforce needs. Additionally, for two of the reform efforts, the Coast Guard did not fully establish goals and outcomes, making it difficult to determine if the reforms had the intended effects. Accordi.

TN Thomas Nakamura

Jun 30 · 1 min

USCG United States Coast Guard · Rulemaking rulemaking

Special Local Regulation; Ohio River Mile Marker 90-91, Wheeling, WV

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation on the waters of the Ohio River from mile marker 90 to mile marker 91 in Wheeling, WV. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters from potential hazards during the Wheeling Water Ski Show for the activities planned on June 7, 2026. This rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the one-mile regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Pittsburgh or a designated representative.

TN Thomas Nakamura

Jun 4 · 1 min