Coast Guard holds ribbon cutting ceremony for C4IT Service Center

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday, 2:30 p.m., at the Coast Guard Telecommunication and Information Systems Command, 7323 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, Va., to mark the establishment of the Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology Service Center.

The event celebrates the attainment of a major milestone in the Coast Guard's modernization and logistics transformation initiatives. Scheduled attendees include U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen and Coast Guard Chief of Staff Vice Adm. Clifford Pearson.

The Coast Guard's Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology Service Center will comprise more than 3,000 people executing an annual budget more than $300 million to provide depot level maintenance, engineering, supply and logistics services on C4IT systems in support of Coast Guard missions.

"The service center manages a diverse portfolio of services and systems ranging from enterprise computers and applications to maritime and intelligence sensors," said Capt. Bobby Lam, deputy commander of the C4IT Service Center. "It has the lead to ensure interoperability with other Department of Homeland Security agencies, the Department of Defense, as well as numerous port partners and state and local agencies".

The ribbon cutting marks the stand up of the third in a series of five Coast Guard logistics and service centers to be established in support of the Commandant's modernization efforts. The Aviation Logistics Center and the Surface Forces Logistics Center preceded the C4IT Service Center. The Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center and the Personnel Service Center are slated to stand up in early 2009.

Editors Note: Media interested in covering Monday's event are asked to contact Cmdr. Robert Bevins at (703) 313-5430 and should plan be in place not later than 2:15 p.m.

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