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GAO: Navy’s Shipyard Plan May Cost Billions More

Monday, November 25th, 2019

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GAO: Navy’s Shipyard Plan May Cost Billions More

Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va. (Photo: GAO)

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said the Navy’s estimates for its shipyard infrastructure plan could create risks that may add billions to the total cost. The GAO Report published Monday, Naval Shipyards: Key Actions Remain to Improve Infrastructure to Better Support Navy Operations, said that while the service projects it will take at least $21 billion over 20 years to implement its plan to address critical deficiencies at national shipyards, it did not use best practices in developing…

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