US Department of Homeland Security confirms partial termination of US Coast Guard cutter contract

US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem recently confirmed the partial termination of what has been described as a "wasteful shipbuilding contract" that had been awarded to Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG).

"We cannot allow critical shipbuilding projects to languish over budget and behind schedule," Noem said on Friday, July 11, in reference to a contract under which ESG was to build four offshore patrol cutters (OPCs) for the US Coast Guard.