U.S. Coast Guard Deploys Unique Asset Planning and Management System

Mission Readiness Drives all Facilities Decisions

TradelineInc.com June 2006

By Jim Watson

Imagine this: You oversee 33 million sf of facilities averaging over 43 years old, located in more than 8,000 buildings on 65,000 acres scattered over more than 1,800 individual sites.

It takes $500 million to properly maintain and operate these facilities, which have a total replacement value greater than $7 billion, yet your facilities budget is only $125 million, one-quarter of what you need.

That's what the U.S. Coast Guard is up against, as it tries to fulfill a complex set of missions: maintaining national security; regulating the fishing industry; assisting people in distress; protecting $2.8 million in property; interdicting illegal migrants at sea; conducting search and rescue missions; seizing millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs; educating people about boating safety; responding to oil and hazardous chemical spills; and conducting maritime security boardings. It guards 95,000 miles of coast line and patrols a 3.4-million-square-mile exclusive maritime economic zone; operates 230 cutters, 1,400 small boats, and 240 aircraft; employs more than 43,000 FTEs; and manages an annual budget greater than $7 billion.

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