Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), joined by seven colleagues, have urged Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to finalize intergovernmental support agreement guidance for the Coast Guard.
“While the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy have benefited from IGSA benefits, the Coast Guard has inexplicably not received the required guidance from DHS to implement these agreements and unlock key cost savings, improved efficiency and higher-quality services,” the bipartisan group wrote in a letter.
It was also signed by Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Angus King (I-Maine), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.).
Air Force photo of Murkowski by 2nd Lt. Jimmy Nguyen