The Government Accountability Office has upheld the Coast Guard's decision to award a contract to Bollinger Shipyards for design and construction of the Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter, which the service's acquisition chief lauded as an external validation of extensive acquisition reforms. The decision was made on Jan. 12, according to GAO. "Although this is extremely important just because of the patrol boat award itself -- because of how critical that is to the Coast Guard -- more than that, it's...
