
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SAC) FY 2023 defense authorization bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess the Navy’s cruiser modernization program in light of the Navy’s plans to decommission several cruisers early and also look into the service’s force generation plan. The Navy’s FY ‘23 budget request includes plans to retire 24 ships in 2023, including five Ticonderoga-class cruisers, nine Littoral Combat Ships, four dock landing ships (LSDs), two submarines, two oilers, and two Expeditionary Transfer Docks…