Merchant Mariner Credentials

The National Maritime Center (NMC) announced it has made “substantial progress” in reducing the backlog of applications triggered by the 2026 lapse in appropriations. “Effective immediately, completed applications… Read More

In its latest announcement on extending credentials, the National Maritime Center (NMC) said it is expanding the existing extension policy outlined in Update #3: Mitigation Efforts – Extensions, dated… Read More

President Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, without new funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Read More

The Trump administration’s proposed fiscal year 2027 funding cuts for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation drew bipartisan pushback from leaders of a key… Read More

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle has announced a major initiative to “return USACE to a focus on its core missions and ensure the enterprise continues… Read More

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council is scheduled to meet December 11 in Washington, D.C. and hold a public vote on a final draft report on possibly… Read More

Assistant Army Secretary for Civil Works Adam Telle told a key Senate committee he could not give a date on providing a plan to implement provisions in Water Resources… Read More