At the request of Congress, the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has reviewed the progress — or lack of progress — shown […]
I haven’t had a chance to read the opinion yet and won’t until late tonight or tomorrow. But, given the interest, I wanted to post […]
Correction: In the original version of this post, I stated that the the Newsday article did not indicate that anyone from the government’s side had […]
Update: I’ve modified this post slightly. The change is shown in “strikeout.” An explanation appears at the end of the post. Preface: Once again, I […]
Preface- I don’t have an opinion about the guilt or innocence of the accused midshipman in the incident I am writing about. This column is […]
Ever since this blog was started, I have emphasized the importance the Academy’s sea year has to the goal of graduating the best and highest […]
An article on gCaptain.com called my attention to a podcast with Maritime Administrator Mark H. Buzby that was done by maritime attorney Kalus Luhta. The […]
As reported here (and elsewhere) yesterday, Maritime Administrator Mark H. Buzby cleared his calendar today so that he could get up to the Academy and […]
[Updated to reflect this report from the Maritime Administrator. Updates are highlighted.] My inbox was inundated today by reports of Academy midshipmen returning from winter […]
I am pleased to report that today MARAD Administrator Mark H. Buzby signed revised sea year SASH standards (the “SCCT standards”) that a shipping company […]
The USMMAAAF has been quietly working the halls of Congress since long before Homecoming to try to avert the closure of the Academy in the […]
Imagine my pleasant surprise when I received an email from Maritime Administrator Mark H. Buzby with additional data about sea year today. RADM Buzby sent […]
MARAD commissioned an independent assessment to provide a “high level review of its programs and offer[] recommendations for improving the alignment of activities and authorities […]
Maritime TV runs a regular “Ask the Administrator” feature and now that RADM Mark H. Buzby has taken command as Maritime Administrator, it has posted […]
I’m returning (briefly) from post-Hurricane Maria recovery to announce that I have learned that the accreditation warning on the Academy has been removed. The Academy […]
I’m at the Academy homecoming for my 35th reunion. Some of you will recall that I went to last year’s homecoming and reported on what […]
In a few minutes, RADM Mark H. Buzby (USN Ret.) will deliver his opening statement for today’s nomination hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee. The […]
In my post explaining (and then criticizing) how MARAD arrived at its calculation for the percentage restoration of sea year, part of my criticism analyzed […]
George Banville, the Commissioner of the Village of Kings Point Police Department, is trying to get the word out to midshipmen at the Academy about […]
Because he is the problem. It is critical that the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy have well-defined procedures for assisting victims of sexual assault/sexual harassment (“SASH”). […]
Sea year on the Kings Pointer begins for the B-Splits In contrast with MARAD’s optimistic calculation of the restoration of sea year, a dozen or […]
We aren’t close to full restoration. Over the last six weeks, I’ve had a productive dialogue with Owen Doherty, an Associate Administrator at MARAD regarding […]
UPDATE: Link to the full Academy monitoring report added at the end of this post. Today the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (“MSCHE”) released […]
Yesterday it was announced that President Trump intends to nominate Rear Admiral (Ret.) Mark H. “Buz” Buzby, ’79, as his Maritime Administrator. The president could […]
The whole soccer team issue sidetracked me from the post that I’ve been preparing about how MARAD calculates the restoration of sea year. I’ll try […]
Update: At today’s court hearing, the parties reached an agreement that will allow the senior midshipmen on the soccer team to participate in graduation and […]
Dear Secretary Chao: We at KingsPointSentry.com welcomed your nomination as the Secretary of Transportation and we were particularly heartened during your confirmation hearing when Senator […]
In two weeks, B-Splits at the Academy are scheduled to depart on sea year. Unfortunately, 90% of the Class of 2020 B-Splits will be getting […]
Owen Doherty, ’81, an Associate Administrator at MARAD, reached out to me today to provide data on how MARAD calculates the percentage of restoration of […]
Spoiler alert: Because my source’s data was accurate. Two weeks ago, in a deliberately provocative post entitled “84% of all MARAD employees who testify before […]
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