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Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on the Coast Guard’s Use of Autonomous, Automated, and Experimental Technologies

2167 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, D.C., December 12, 2025 | Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446
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Washington, D.C. – Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Mike Ezell (R-MS) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the Coast Guard’s current and future uses of experimental maritime technologies, including autonomous and automated technologies.  The hearing will begin at 2:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.

Witness List:

  • Rear Admiral David C. Barata, Deputy Commandant for Operations Policy and Assistant Commandant for Intelligence, United States Coast Guard
  • Rear Admiral Jason P. Tama, Commander, Coast Guard Cyber Command, United States Coast Guard
  • Andrew Von Ah, Director, Physical Infrastructure, Government Accountability Office
  • Heidi C. Perry (TBC), Chair, Report on Leveraging Unmanned Systems for Coast Guard Missions, National Academies of Sciences

More information about the hearing entitled, “Changes in Maritime Technology: Can the Coast Guard Keep Up?” including witness testimony and a link to the live webcast, will be posted here as it becomes available.

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