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Military Times
Some Defense Department civilians, active-duty Coast Guard members and others are scrambling to find other child care amidst their uncertainty about their children’s future in military child care.
Under a new policy which takes effect June 1, children of DoD civilians, active-duty Coast Guard and others could be bumped from DoD child care if a military family is expected to be on a wait list for 45 days beyond the time the military child needs care. Parents will be given 45-days notice before the child must leave.
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NMLEA
What does "maritime leadership development, training and education" look like? What should it look like? How long should it be? Is there enough training and workforce development available for our future maritime managers, supervisors, administrators and professionals?
Together with University of South Florida Center for Maritime and Port Studies, we think we have an opportunity to shape and enhance the skills and knowledge of our future leaders, and you can help! Take a few minutes and provide your valuable input that will help chart the course!
Take this ten-minute survey and let us know what you think. Just click here: https://lnkd.in/ezsXzwJ
NMLEA
The Department of Homeland Security has announced its grant programs for 2020, and among them is the Port Security Grant Program (PSGP). $100 Million will be available, and an overview of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) can be found by clicking here.
Here are some of the highlights:
- Deadlines: April 8th for initial application, and April 15th, 2020 at 5:00 PM for final application.
- There is a cost share requirement, 25% for public sector, 50% for public sector.
- Cost share requirement is waived for training of law enforcement agencies in security zone enforcement, or for applications totaling $25,000 or less.
- Priority Areas: Enhancing Cybersecurity ; Enhancing the Protection of Soft Targets and Crowded Places; Training and Awareness; Planning; Addressing Emerging Threats, such as Transnational Criminal Organizations, WMD and UAS
- Eligible Applicants: All entities subject to an Area Maritime Security Plan
Note that a lot of things have to happen in order for your application to go through, so feel free to reach out to the NMLEA (info@nmlea.org) for guidance and assistance in your process. We have experienced PSGP professionals that help you navigate!
Navy Times
Scrambling to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials ordered a cruise ship with 3,500 people aboard to stay back from the California coast March 5 until passengers and crew can be tested, after a traveler from its previous voyage died of the disease and at least two others became infected.
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Naval News
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Research and Development Center (RDC) is moving forward with plans to assess low-cost, commercially available autonomous solutions to improve maritime domain awareness in remote regions of the Pacific Ocean. In support of this effort, the recent Coast Guard awarded two contracts worth a total value of nearly $1.8 million for operation and support of unmanned surface vehicles (USV). The USVs will be evaluated later this year to determine the efficacy of using unmanned capabilities to support critical Coast Guard missions to secure and safeguard the maritime domain.
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The Maritime Executive
The fifth International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) awards are now open for nominations.
“Every day around the world, maritime search and rescue (SAR) volunteers and professionals save lives at sea. It’s a tradition as old as anyone can remember and enshrined in international and maritime law — but we shouldn’t take it for granted,” says IMRF CEO Theresa Crossley.
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KPLC-TV
With Lake Charles being a port city, some wonder if it makes the area more vulnerable to the coronavirus.
But U.S. Coast Guard officials say they are checking vessels before they can come into the community.
A ship from India is at the Port's Bulk Terminal 1, off Bayou D'Inde Road, where it's been unloading barite, a mineral used for drilling.
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Space Coast Daily
A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew hoisted the man and transported him to Cecil Airport in good condition.
Recently, Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville command center watchstanders received a call from the spouse of the operator of a 26-foot sailing vessel, stating her husband's vessel was disabled and out of gas near the Northeast Florida Regional Airport on the Intracoastal Waterway and his cell phone had died with no other means of communication on board.
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Marine Log
ABB's solutions on board a large passenger ship have been awarded cybersecurity verification from classification society DNV GL, making the ship the first to achieve system compliance under DNV GL's framework for integrated cybersecurity.
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