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GAO Says Navy Maintenance Delays Grew In 2018, Three SSNs Not Certified To Dive

Thursday, December 13th, 2018

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GAO Says Navy Maintenance Delays Grew In 2018, Three SSNs Not Certified To Dive

GAO graphic. (Image: Government Accountability Office)

Despite the Navy’s changing efforts to decrease its surface and submarine maintenance backlog, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said the backlog grew in 2018 while a top Navy official admitted three attack submarines (SSNs) are no longer certified to dive after long maintenance delays.GAO released an updated study of Navy readiness and maintenance concurrently with the testimony of John Pendleton, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management at GAO, before a joint hearing with the Senate Armed Services Subcommittees on Seapower…

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