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Coast Guard modernization program nearly $4 billion over budget

By Aaron Mehta

The Coast Guard’s ill-fated “Deepwater” program to modernize its fleet is $3.8 billion over budget and years behind schedule, despite modest

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Coast Guard fleet slowed by mechanical woes during BP, Haiti rescues

By Aaron Mehta and John Solomon

Congress urged to put Coast Guard on short leash with budget-busting Deepwater project

By Alexandra Duszak

IG reports question management of contractors at nuclear sites

By Corbin Hiar

Another $250 million drink for missile defenses

By Aaron Mehta

Coast Guard to revise self-assessment on oil spills

By Julie Vorman

The Coast Guard, which played a key role responding to the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, is developing a new way to measure how effecti

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Training exercises showed gaps in government preparedness before BP oil spill

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

After oil spill cleanup, mystery surrounds oil remaining in Gulf

By Laurel Adams

Internal e-mails suggest doctoring of oil spill information by White House

By Laurel Adams

Volunteer vessels at BP rig were “floating militia,” need more coordination

By Aaron Mehta

Coast Guard database makes oil spill penalties nearly impossible to track

By Ariel Wittenberg

The U.S. government has investigated potentially thousands of BP leaks, spills and other incidents but the information is stored in a Coast

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Some lawmakers sold BP, transocean stock

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

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BP’s $22,800 apology

By Josh Israel, Aaron Mehta and Gabriel Debenedetti

Florida lawsuit cites Center’s investigation of BP refinery violations

By M.B. Pell

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Congress urged to put Coast Guard on short leash with budget-busting Deepwater project

By Alexandra Duszak

Watchdog urges Congress to withhold Coast Guard money unless it submits quarterly Deepwater reports

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Coast Guard modernization program nearly $4 billion over budget

By Aaron Mehta

Human capital issues plague government

By The Center for Public Integrity

The GAO adds to government’s to-do list

By Nick Schwellenbach

Lack of contract oversight puts billions at risk

By Laurel Adams

Fishing deaths mount, but government slow to cast safety net for deadliest industry

By Ronnie Greene

Commercial fishing is the deadliest industry in the U.S., but with federal reform moving slowly, some fishermen are stepping in.

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NOAA moves to police seas

By Traver Riggins

Spain doles out millions in aid despite fishing company's record

By Kate Willson and Mar Cabra

Part I: A Mediterranean feeding frenzy

By Kate Willson and Jean-Pierre Canet

Nearly €6 billion in subsidies fuel Spain’s ravenous fleet

By Kate Willson, Mar Cabra, Marcos Garcia Rey and Kate Willson

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"… e law has yet to mandate detailed inspections of the vessels themselves.“Fishing vessels are uninspected, so the Coast Guard doesn’t have jurisdiction to go on …"