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The Federal Employee Health Benefits Open Season ends Dec. 8.

Nov. 6, 2025

Reminder: Federal Benefits Open Season Ends Dec. 8

This is the time to ensure you have the right health, dental or vision insurance coverage for the upcoming year.

Oct. 30, 2025

Continuing Furlough Notice: Beyond 30 Days

Due to the continued funding lapse, USCG is issuing a second shutdown furlough notice. This second shutdown furlough applies to all employees who are currently in a furlough status. It does not apply to employees who did not previously receive a furlough notice, including excepted employees and exempt employees.

The words 20 Years Later are shown on the top of a bus. In the foreground, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer is hoisting a survivor during Hurricane Katrina.

Sept. 4, 2025

Learning from Disaster: How Katrina helped us prepare for future catastrophes

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the Coast Guard has undergone sweeping changes in readiness, technology, and interagency collaboration.

Sept. 3, 2025

Heroes of the Flood: The untold story of Coast Guard boat forces during Hurricane Katrina

While Coast Guard helicopters grabbed headlines with dramatic rooftop rescues, the majority of Katrina’s survivors were saved by small boat crews.

U.S. Coast Guard Base Kodiak continues construction for a new housing project at the Nemetz Park Site, Aug. 23, 2024. Base Kodiak is constructing around 50 units to accomodate 200 service members and their families that will be attached to the polar-class cutters scheduled to commission in Kodiak within the next few years. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Snell)

Aug. 22, 2025

SITREP on improving Coast Guard housing, CDCs and other facilities

The Coast Guard is building a better workplace…literally.

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159) arrives to their homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, May 31, 2025. This was the first time the cutter had arrived to its homeport following its construction in Lockport, Louisiana. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon Kearney)

Aug. 11, 2025

If not us, who? A conversation with the CO of our newest Fast Response Cutter

Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham today joins the fleet as our 59th FRC. The commissioning ceremony's biggest VIP? Cunningham's great-great-grandson.

This graphic shows the date of Force Design 2028 town halls - July 28, July 30, Aug. 26, and Sept. 2.

July 22, 2025

All Hands: Force Design 2028 Town Halls

Mr. Sean Plankey and Acting Commandant Kevin Lunday will host four Force Design 2028 Town Halls starting July 28; submit your questions by July 24.

April 4, 2025

Good Order and Discipline: FY24 third-quarter report

Leaders throughout the Coast Guard are encouraged to share this message with their units and talk about the importance of adhering to the Coast Guard’s core values.