Polar Security Cutter Needs to Stabilize Design Before Starting Construction and Improve Schedule Oversight.

The article focuses on the acquisition of the Polar Security Cutter (PSC) by the U.S. Coast Guard, under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the National Science Foundation's (NSF), to address its polar icebreaking needs in the Arctic and Antarctic. Topics include the design delays and challenges in the PSC program, unreliable schedule and cost estimates, and efforts by DHS to maintain and extend the life of the current icebreaker, the Polar Star.