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GAO Recommends Navy Increase SUPSHIPs Involvement In Shipbuilding Oversight

GAO Recommends Navy Increase SUPSHIPs Involvement In Shipbuilding Oversight
Government Accountability Office (GAO) report Figure 1 on locations of major Navy contractor shipyards and Supervisors of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair (SUPSHIPs) that are co-located with them. (Image: GAO)

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report recommends the Navy increase the involvement of the Supervisors of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair (SUPSHIPs) to improve shipbuilding oversight and help the Navy make better informed decisions. SUPSHIPs are the Navy Department’s on-site technical, contractual and business authority for construction of Navy vessels, with separate offices co-located with major shipbuilders. They operate under the direction of the Deputy Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command’s  (NAVSEA) Logistics, Maintenance and Industrial Operations Directorate. According to…

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