GAO weighs in on Navy shipbuilding delays
With delays to major Navy shipbuilding programs continuing to be a major concern, and not least to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) has released
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GAO to Navy: “Fix the way you do crewing”
Crewing ships with an adequate number of personnel who have the right skills and experience is vital for executing missions and mitigating risks. However, says a new report from the U.S. Government
Could new BOEM rule accelerate GOM decommissioning activity?
Back in January, the Government Accountability Office issued a report criticizing two U.S. Department of the Interior agencies (BOEM and BSEE) for delays in the decommissioning of end-of-life offshore wells and platforms
GAO: USCG needs to act further on sexual assault and harassment
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that while the U.S. Coast Guard has taken actions to address sexual assault and harassment (SASH) it has not developed a plan
GAO slams BSEE and BOEM delays on offshore decommissioning
Worldwide, decommissioning of end-of-life offshore wells and platforms is an important market for a number of specialist offshore service providers. A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) indicates that the
GLDD succeeds in bid protest of USACE action
As those who watch these things know, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) rejects the majority of bid protests filed with it. However, a number of bid protests do, in fact, succeed and
GAO denies bid protest of waterways commerce cutter award
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has rejected a bid protest filed by Steiner Construction Company, Inc., a small business of Bayou La Batre, Alabama, against the continued performance of a contract awarded
GAO looks at what’s gone wrong with the Coast Guard’s OPC and PSC programs
Two key U.S. Coast Guard shipbuilding programs — the OPC and PSC projects — are “billions of dollars over their initial cost estimates and are more than two years behind schedule,” according
GAO to study to impacts of New Jersey offshore wind development
According to Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has officially agreed to launch an investigation into the impacts of New Jersey offshore wind development on the environment, the fishing
GAO: Navy needs to up ship fire prevention efforts
According to the Navy, more than $4 billion in estimated total damage resulted from 15 major fire incidents that occurred onboard ships undergoing maintenance from May 2008 through July 2020. Two ships