Interagency Operations Centers

WILMINGTON, N.C.-Coast Guard Fifth District Commander Rear Adm. William Dean Lee explains the capabilities of the Sector North Carolina command center to Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo and U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre following a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Department of Homeland Security interagency operations center opening May 31, 2011. The new operations center, which is adjacent to the Sector command center, will allow watchstanders from the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to share information and to coordinate more directly on port security and environmental response activities. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John D. Miller

The Interagency Operations Centers (IOC) project is a major acquisition that will provide a framework and tools for improved effectiveness and efficiency of interagency operations in the ports. Improved facilities, information management systems and capabilities will support a higher level of integration and coordination for a proactive national security environment. Learn more about IOC >>

Status

The U.S. Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate is delivering technology demonstrations of its WatchKeeper software at 17 ports across the U.S. by 2012. WatchKeeper is expected to be deployed at a total of 35 Coast Guard sector locations by 2014.

Latest News Releases

New Interagency Operations Center Opens on Yerba Buena Island

SAN FRANCISCO – A new interagency operations center for maritime operations in the San Francisco Bay area officially opened today during a ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard's Yerba Buena Island base. Read more>>

Coast Guard Opens Interagency Operations Center in Wilmington, NC

Members of Coast Guard Sector North Carolina’s Command Center activated a new interagency operations center May 12, 2011. .The operations center has been established in response to the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act, which required the Coast Guard to establish interagency operations centers in select ports. Read more>>

Interagency Operations Centers Begin WatchKeeper
Technology Demonstrations at Selected Ports

The U.S. Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate has begun technology demonstrations of its Watch- Keeper software at selected ports around the country as part of its Interagency Operations Center, or IOC project. Read more>>