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Report Outlines COVID-19 Shipbuilding Risks, Looks At Congress Options

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Report Outlines COVID-19 Shipbuilding Risks, Looks At Congress Options
Acting Secretary of the Navy, Thomas Modly and Adm. Mike Gilday, Chief of Naval Operation host a press briefing to discuss Navy support during the COVID-19 response at the Pentagon Briefing Room on March 24, 2020. (Photo: DoD)

A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report laid out how the COVID-19 pandemic could impact the Navy’s shipbuilding programs and noted what action Congress has taken in the past to mitigate other events. The report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, was last updated March 27 and notes COVID-19 will not uniquely affect Navy shipbuilding, but it could impact shipyards that build, overhaul, repair, and maintain ships as well as their associated supplier firms and…

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