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Commentary | June 25, 2025

USCG HQ is reorganizing to better serve the nation’s finest fighting force

By Christie St. Clair, MyCG Staff

As part of Force Design 2028, we're reorganizing Coast Guard headquarters to support you and ensure your unit’s mission success.  

Effective July 1, we will establish a Chief of Staff to help headquarters work more effectively. And we’ll restructure Mission Support into two new directorates: a Deputy Commandant for Personnel (DCP) and a Deputy Commandant for Systems (DCS).  

Chief of Staff (CoS) 
The new Coast Guard Chief of Staff will improve coordination across headquarters, streamline decision-making, foster a culture of accountability and agility, and ensure headquarters focuses on big-picture strategy rather than individual operational decisions. The Assistant Commandant for Resources (CG-8), Director of Governmental and Public Affairs (CG-092), and Force Design 28 Implementation Team will report to the CoS. 

Deputy Commandant for Personnel (DCP)  
DCP will recruit, access, and provide training, professional development, and career opportunities for military members, civilians, and auxiliarists. We will also provide our military members and families the housing, childcare, and medical care they deserve.  

DCP will include: 

  • Assistant Commandant for Total Workforce Management (CG-TWM) will unite both military and civilian personnel management and add a Civilian Personnel Management (CPM) division under the Personnel Service Center (PSC). 
  • Assistant Commandant for Workforce and Family Services (CG-WFS) will focus on programs that support your well-being and family life, including Anti-Hate and Harassment, Wellness, and Support Services. A new Workforce and Family Services Center (WFCS) will execute the activities associated with these programs. 
  • Force Readiness Command (CG-FC) will combine recruiting, training, and leadership development activities to provide a more seamless experience throughout your career. 
  • Office of the Chief Medical Officer (CG-CMO) will focus on medical policy and healthcare delivery. 

Deputy Commandant for Systems (DCS) 
DCS will get and maintain better equipment and technology, at the speed our 24/7 global operations demand, and ensure it is ready for you to conduct critical missions. We will cancel programs that fall short of expectation and build capabilities that maximize your unit’s operational impact.  

Separate Program Executive Offices (PEOs) will manage our assets through the full acquisition to sustainment lifecycle to ensure we have the right assets, in the right place, at the right time. 

DCS will include: 

  • PEO – Surface will manage surface vessel acquisition and maintenance and oversee Surface Acquisitions Logistics Center (SALC), Project Resident Offices (PROs), and the Surface Forces Logistics Center (SFLC). 
  • PEO – Air will manage aviation acquisition and maintenance and oversee Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) and the Aviation Projects Acquisition Center (APAC). 
  • PEO – C5I will manage command, control, communications, computers, and information technology systems and the functions of the Chief Information Officer and oversee the C5I Service Center (C5ISC). 
  • PEO – Shore will manage shore infrastructure and facilities and oversee the Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center (SILC) and the Facilities Design and Construction Center (FDCC). 
  • PEO – Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) will manage the integration of robotics and unmanned systems into each of our 11 statutory missions. 
  • Director of Integration and Chief Acquisitions Office (CG-SI) will unify, oversee, and synchronize all Coast Guard acquisitions. 
  • Director of Contracting and Procurement/Head of Contracting Activity (CG-HCA) will provide Coast Guard leaders strategy, counsel, and visibility of contracting and procurement activities, and will embed contracting offices in each PEO to increase effectiveness.   

Why are we doing this? 
These are just the first steps toward making the Coast Guard more efficient and effective. Force Design is the service’s biggest overhaul since World War 2, and will ensure the Coast Guard continues its legacy as the nation’s finest military service – both now and long into the future. 

Learn more at USCG Force Design 2028. 

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