The U.S. Navy continues to face persistent and substantial maintenance delays that affect the majority of its maintenance efforts and hinder its attempts to restore readiness, says a report released this week
A GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office) report says that Navy’s cost estimate to construct 12 Columbia class submarines—$115 billion—is not realistic because it is based on several overly optimistic assumptions, such as
NOVEMBER 20, 2018 — Navy shipyards have been unable to keep up with maintenance demands for attack submarines. As a result, the Navy has spent $1.5 billion since 2008 to support submarines
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 — The $9.8 billion Coast Guard and Navy plan to build and maintain three heavy polar icebreakers faces risks in four key areas, according to a GAO report issued
AUGUST 10, 2018 — Back in 2014, Congress statutorily mandated that the U.S. Departmeny of Transportation develop national strategies related to the sustainability of the U.S.-flag fleet including recommendations for the future.
JUNE 8, 2018 — As the Navy plans its biggest fleet size increase in over 30 years, the GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office) has published a report called “Navy Shipbuilding: Past Performance
APRIL 16, 2018 — A just released GAO (Government Accountability Office) report — “Status of Coast Guard’s Heavy Polar Icebreaker Acquisition” — notes that the Coast Guard and Navy are preparing to
JANUARY 7, 2018 — A GAO study finds that additional development and testing are required to demonstrate the maturity of several Columbia class submarine technologies that are critical to performance, including the
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 — In a report released yesterday, the GAO looks at the status of the U.S. Coast Guard’s polar icebreaking fleet, at its heavy polar acquisition program and its plans
JULY 14, 2017 — A GAO report finds that the Navy continues to accept ships with a substantial number of defects and that not all of those defects are rectified by the
