Coast Guard To Sail Solo

When the Coast Guard moves to its new headquarters in southeast D.C., it will be alone for a while. That's because Congress has denied funding for the Homeland Security Department to build the rest of its headquarters. Congress imposed a five year delay on having FEMA, TSA and other agencies build there. Federal Times reports, that delay will boost the ultimate cost of the project by $500 million. In the fiscal 2012 omnibus bill, the Coast Guard receives $56 million to complete its building. But there is no additional money for the rest of the development planned for the site overlooking the Anacostia River.