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Maritime News
GAO: MARAD Needs to Improve Financial Assistance Programs
Building commercial ships in U.S. shipyards supports the maritime industry, which plays a vital role in national security. However, U.S.…
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GAO: Carrier USS Enterprise Will Be Delayed for Years
First-in-class carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has completed her first full deployment and is gearing up for another, but…
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Report: Constellation-Class Frigate is Three Years Late, 13% Overweight
The Navy's Constellation-class frigate program continues to wrestle with an incomplete functional design, which has delayed construction on the first…
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Marine World
Coast Guard Infrastructure Crisis: Maintenance Backlog Soars to $7 Billion as Facilities Deteriorate
The U.S. Coast Guard is facing a mounting infrastructure crisis, with maintenance backlogs reaching a staggering $7 billion as of…
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GAO: USCG’s Shore Maintenance Infrastructure Backlog Has Ballooned to $7B
Failure by the U.S. Coast Guard to invest in maintaining and renewing its crumpling shore infrastructure and a lack…
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Marine World
Navy Shipbuilding Crisis: GAO Finds Billions Spent Without Strategy as Fleet Goals Remain Unmet
The U.S. Navy continues to fall short of its fleet expansion goals despite investing billions in private shipbuilding and repair…
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Marine World
GAO Report: Coast Guard Faces Critical Cybersecurity Gaps in $5.4 Trillion Maritime Transportation System
The U.S. Maritime Transportation System (MTS), handling over $5.4 trillion in annual goods and services, faces significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities amid…
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GAO: U.S. Navy Wasted $2B on Failed Cruiser Modernization Effort
The U.S. Navy ended up wasting nearly $2 billion on four aging cruisers because of poor planning, lax oversight…
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Marine World
GAO Report Reveals Massive Waste in Navy’s $3.7B Cruiser Modernization Program
The U.S. Navy’s ambitious modernization program for its Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers has largely failed to meet its objectives, resulting in…
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Marine World
GAO Sounds Alarm on Navy’s Amphibious Fleet Readiness
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report has revealed readiness challenges plaguing the U.S. Navy’s amphibious warfare fleet, with half…
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