GAO: Navy needs to act on challenges to RAS deployment
As was demonstrated only days ago by the rescue of two crew members from a downed Apache by a Saronic drone boat, the Navy is already successfully deploying Robotic Autonomous Systems (RAS)
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GAO: MARAD should do more to spread the word on aid programs for mariner training
In response to a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024 requiring the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review issues related to federal financial aid for mariner training,
GAO reports on Navy and USCG shipbuilding woes
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has now released a report recently submitted in testimony before the House Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on
GAO: Navy still needs to do more on ship fire prevention
Welding and other hot work involved in U.S. Navy ship maintenance means a significant risk of ship fires. The 2020 fire that gutted the Wasp-class amphibian USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), causing
GAO: Coast Guard should finish OPC designs before expanding construction
The U.S. Coast Guard should complete key design work before authorizing construction of additional Offshore Patrol Cutters, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released this week. The watchdog warned
GAO turns its spotlight on MARAD financial assistance programs
Back in February, a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found, that while the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has about 800 employees to carry out its many missions,
GAO reports on issues plaguing USCG cutter fleet
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released a report on the actions it says that the U.S. Coast Guard needs to take to address the problems facing its aging fleet of
GAO: MARAD needs to take action on workforce problems
While efforts to trim the federal workforce make the headlines, some agencies are plainly understaffed. A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that while the Department of Transportation’s
GAO: USCG needs to up its MTS cybersecurity game
The more the maritime industry relies on digitalization and tech to increase its efficiency, the more it becomes vulnerable to cyber threats and a new report from the Government Accountability Office says
GAO report slams Navy cruiser modernization efforts
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report that is sharply critical of a Navy cruiser modernization program that began when Congress rejected Navy proposals made in 2012 and 2013