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On 7 May 2024, the [[Congressional Budget Office]] testified before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security of the Committee on Homeland Security. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the total cost of three vessels would be $5.1 billion, about 60% more than the Coast Guard's estimate in March 2024, and the delivery of the first vessel would be in 2029.<ref name="cbo_april2024" /> In December 2024, it was estimated that the vessel would be operational in 2030 at the earliest.<ref name="wt20241218" /> When subcommittee chair [[Carlos A. Giménez]] asked why the Polar Security Cutter design was only 67% complete after five years of work, a [[Government Accountability Office]] witness explained that nothing like the Polar Security Cutter has been built in the United States in 50 years; American shipbuilders have no recent experience building large icebreakers. Coast Guard Vice Admiral [[Paul F. Thomas|Paul Thomas]] reminded the subcommittee that Halter Marine chose to base the PSC design upon the proposed ''Polarstern II'' design, rather than upon an existing Finnish icebreaker suggested by the Coast Guard. Because the ''Polarstern II'' has never been built, its design is necessarily incomplete.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ruskin |first=Liz |date=7 May 2024 |title=The U.S. was supposed to get keys to a new heavy icebreaker this year. Instead, construction is years late as costs soar. |url=https://alaskapublic.org/2024/05/07/the-u-s-was-supposed-to-get-keys-to-a-new-heavy-icebreaker-this-year-instead-construction-is-years-late-as-costs-soar/ |work=[[Alaska Public Media]] |___location=Washington, DC |access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref>
On 25 March 2025, Bollinger Shipyards secured a $951 million contract modification for the Polar Security Cutter program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollingershipyards.com/news/bollinger-shipyards-secures-951-million-u-s-coast-guard-contract-modification-for-polar-security-cutter-program/|title=Bollinger Shipyards secures $951 million U.S. Coast Guard Contract Modification for Polar Security Cutter Program|website=Bollinger Shipyards|date=25 March 2025|accessdate=26 March 2025}}</ref>
==Design==
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