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GOVERNMENT UPDATE combat illegal ? shing, linking to the

DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit in

Silicon Valley, and the establishment of the Blue Technology Center of Ex- pertise at the University of California

San Diego.

Other technology improvement ef- forts highlighted included the Coast

Guard’s Cyber Strategy, improving cutter connectivity and modernizing the Coast Guard Auxiliary’s informa- tion technology capabilities.

Adm. Schultz also stressed a need for the Coast Guard to better manage its talent, outlining several person- nel initiatives to recruit and maintain a highly-skilled workforce. “Talent management is both our most press- ing challenge and our greatest oppor- tunity,” Schultz said. “That is why I

Credit: Vard Marine believe wholesale investment will en-

The USCG plans to build 25 new Offshore Patrol able our talented people to carry out

Cutters, the first of which is currently being built their missions across the maritime do- by Eastern Shipbuilding in Panama City, Fla. main today and tomorrow.” 136,000 29 www.marinelink.com MN