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.
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...
Op-Ed: Time to Investigate SASH Cover-Up at U.S. Coast Guard Academy
In 2014, I testified twice before a Congressionally mandated panel on military sexual assault. I testified about the problems I’d...