CBO: Shipbuilding plan will cost more than Navy says
OCTOBER 22, 2013 — No surprise here: The Congressional Budget Office estimate of the cost of new-ship construction in the Navy’s 2014 shipbuilding plan is higher than the Navy’s. The CBO’s number
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JHSV 1 completes IOT&E test schedule
OCTOBER 11, 2013 — The Navy’s first Joint High Speed Vessel, USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), has successfully completed its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) end-to-end event, NAVSEA announced Oct. 3. U.S.
Navy captain relieved of command as bribery probe continues
OCTOBER 3, 2013 — Capt. Daniel Dusek (left) has been relieved of command of the USS Bonhomme Richard, which is currently in Sasebo, Japan. According to media reports, Capt. Dusek, who has
BAE Norfolk gets another $18.2 million for LHD 3 PMA
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded an $18,227,633 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4407) for the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) fiscal 2014 planned
Navy commander, NCIS agent charged in bribery case
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 — Here’s one that could be ripped from the script of a TV series, maybe even CBS’s NCIS? Navy photo from 2010 shows Cmdr. Michael V. Misiewicz being
Navy to have fewer admirals
AUGUST 22, 2013 — It’s going to be a little harder to get a hat like the one on the left. On the recommendation of the Chief of Naval Operations, the Secretary
BAE Jacksonville gets $6.9 million mod for CG 69 job
AUGUST 13, 2013 — BAE Systems, Jacksonville, Fla., is being awarded a $6,995,080 modification to a previously awarded multi-ship, multi-option cost-plus incentive fee contract (N40024-10-C-4406) to provide for the availability of the
Virginia shipbuilder’s trash powers NASA
AUGUST 11, 2013—One man’s trash is another man’s treasure or, in this case, power. Navy shipbuilder Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), Newport News, VA, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, recently partnered with
Northrop Grumman gets DDG 51 steering gear contracts
JULY 25, 2013 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded contracts totaling $14.4 million by prime contractors General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and Huntington Ingalls Industries to supply the steering
Metal Shark bites off a chunk of Navy business
JUNE 14, 2013 — Gravois Aluminum Boats LLC, Jeanerette, La., which does business as Metal Shark Aluminum Boats, is being awarded a $9,634,577 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity U.S. Navy contract for the construction of