Billions in Funding Helps Coast Guard Rapidly Implement Force Design 2028 Modernization Efforts

Billions in Funding Helps Coast Guard Rapidly Implement Force Design 2028 Modernization Efforts

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Coast Guard has spent close to $7.7 billion of the nearly $25 billion awarded to it by the Trump administration in July, investing in new hardware, infrastructure and personnel to support the largest overhaul of the service since World War II. The service released an update Thursday on its modernization vision known as Force Design 2028, the effort to overhaul the Coast Guard to improve its military and homeland security cap…

Coast Guard sets deadline to spend $25B in reconciliation funds by 2027

“If we’re just sitting on the accounts, and we’re waiting on the requirements, we’re figuring things out, it’s not going to change the service to be the service that America needs,” said Sean Plankey, senior advisor on the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security secretary.

Coast Guard Releases Force Design 2028 Initial Update, Highlights Return on Investment

Release From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters WASHINGTON — The United States Coast Guard today released the Force Design 2028 Initial Update, detailing the reforms implemented since January 2025 and the significant, measurable impacts these changes have delivered for the American people. The update underscores how Force Design 2028 has strengthened the Service’s operational effectiveness, improved workforce readiness, accelerated capability deliver…

Coast Guard Releases Force Design 2028 Update

JANUARY 15, 2026 — The United States Coast Guard today released the Force Design 2028 Initial Update, detailing the reforms implemented since January 2025 and the significant, measurable impacts these changes have delivered for the American people. The update underscores how Force Design 2028 has strengthened the Service’s operational effectiveness, improved workforce readiness, accelerated capability delivery, and generated unprecedented value …

US Coast Guard Updates ‘Force Design 2028’ Overhaul as Global Missions Stretch Service

The U.S. Coast Guard has released its first formal update on Force Design 2028, a sweeping reform effort aimed at reshaping the service into a more agile and combat-ready maritime force as it faces growing demands from border security to sanctions enforcement far from U.S. shores.