Denise Krepp

Denise Krepp

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K. Denise Rucker Krepp is a former Maritime Administration Chief Counsel. Krepp started her federal career as a Coast Guard officer. She helped create the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security. The views expressed in the article are solely the author’s.

Combatting Sexual Assault in the Coast Guard: A Decade of Reflection

Published Feb 4, 2024 12:51 PM by Denise Krepp

Posted in: Government

  Ten years ago I wrote an essay in Maritime Executive about my testimony before a Congressionally mandated panel examinin...

Op-Ed: US Coast Guard Must Prosecute Former Leaders Who Covered Up Abuse

Published Dec 10, 2023 4:06 PM by Denise Krepp

Posted in: Government

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is holding a hearing this Tuesday regarding sexual harassment and...

Op-Ed: Time to Investigate SASH Cover-Up at U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Published Jul 2, 2023 4:14 PM by Denise Krepp

Posted in: Government

In 2014, I testified twice before a Congressionally mandated panel on military sexual assault. I testified about the problems I&rs...

#MeToo in Maritime: Next Steps to Take to Stop SASH at Sea

Published May 22, 2023 3:35 PM by Denise Krepp

Posted in: Government

We’re all blessed with a voice and today I’m using my voice to talk about sexual assault and sexual harassment in the...

Remembering Rep. Jolene Unsoeld, Maritime Trailblazer

Published Dec 5, 2021 11:44 PM by Denise Krepp

Posted in: Government

Last week, Rep. Jolene Unsoeld died at the age of 89. She served in Congress from 1989-1995, and she authored bipartisan legislati...

Op-Ed: A Path Forward for Reforming USMMA's SASH Response

Published Nov 29, 2021 9:35 PM by Denise Krepp

Posted in: Government

In 2011, I asked for a Department of Transportation Inspector General investigation into at-school and Sea Year sexual assaults ag...

Owens v. Brown: How The Navy's Women Won the Right to Serve at Sea

Published May 10, 2021 6:04 PM by Denise Krepp

Posted in: Government

On Nov. 10, 1976, Petty Officer Yona Owens and six other women sued the Navy. The women were determined to overturn a 30-year-old...

Celebrating Female Servicemembers on Veterans' Day

Published Nov 10, 2020 9:13 PM by Denise Krepp

Posted in: Government

Women have served in the armed forces for over one hundred years. They served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coas...

Video: A Prizewinning Tribute for a Trailblazing Naval Officer

Published Sep 18, 2020 6:10 PM by Denise Krepp

Posted in: Government

This summer, the Naval Historical Foundation awarded the Coskey Prize to high school junior Jessie Henderson. The prize is named a...

Commemorating Maritime History - in Needlepoint

Published May 20, 2020 9:01 PM by Denise Krepp

Posted in: Maritime

Shortly after the USNS Comfort arrived in New York City last month, a remarkable image appeared on my Instragram account - a needl...

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