Denise Krepp
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.
The Next Step for US Coast Guard's SASH Problem: Accountability
The first part of Operation Fouled Anchor ended last week with the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal...
Op-Ed: Link Adm. Lunday's Confirmation to Transparency on SASH
Next week, the Senate Commerce Committee is voting on Admiral Kevin Lunday’s nomination to be Coast Guard Commandant. Coast Guard...
Op-Ed: For Decades, Officials Knew of SASH Issues at Coast Guard Academy
When will the admirals be held accountable? A simple question I asked Admiral Fagan two years ago at a healing event hosted by the...
Op-Ed: MARAD Should Follow Navy's Lead to Rebuild U.S. Maritime Strength
Earlier this week, CNO Admiral Daryl Caudle and Navy Secretary John Phelan delineated their goals for the Navy - readiness, accoun...
Congress Considers Law to Create Secretary of the Coast Guard
Earlier this week, Senator Rick Scott introduced the Coast Guard Improvement Act, a bill that establishes the Secretary of the Coa...
A Five-Decade Retrospective on Coast Guard SASH Reform
To better understand the history of sexual assault in the Coast Guard, I’ve spent the past couple of months creating a chronology....
We Need a #MeToo Maritime Library
My goal in 2024 is to build a #MeToo Maritime Library. To that end, I contacted the Maritime Administration last month asking the...
Why MARAD Needs to Preserve the History of SASH Abuses in Maritime
I’m a maritime #MeToo trailblazer, and I've asked the Maritime Administration to create a section on its website sharing the histo...
Combatting Sexual Assault in the Coast Guard: A Decade of Reflection
Ten years ago I wrote an essay in Maritime Executive about my testimony before a Congressionally mandated panel examining sexual a...
Op-Ed: US Coast Guard Must Prosecute Former Leaders Who Covered Up Abuse
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is holding a hearing this Tuesday regarding sexual harassment and...