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Navy Does Not Have “Credible Pathway” For 355-Ship Plan, CAPE Director Nominee Says

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, August 4th, 2020

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Navy Does Not Have “Credible Pathway” For 355-Ship Plan, CAPE Director Nominee Says

John Whitley, nominee to lead the Pentagon's Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office

The nominee to lead the Pentagon’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) office said Tuesday the Navy does not currently have a “credible pathway” to meeting its 355-ship plan. John Whitley, the CAPE director nominee, told lawmakers during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing the decision not to release a 30-year shipbuilding plan with the Navy’s budget request this year was due to the document’s lack of realistic fiscal considerations. “I think one of the challenges we’ve had with…

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