The new Acquisitions Directorate Newsletter for February 2011 is available here. The topics are

• Coast Guard Awards Contracts for National Security Cutters 4 & 5
• The Ocean Sentry: The Coast Guard’s Multi-Mission Aircraft

Plus Command Master Chief Ayer answers the question, “I see you have a project to replace the current Response Boat-Small with a new RB-S. What about other vessels and boats that are a lot older, are you planning to replace them?  How do you decide which assets get replaced?”