Navy struggling to contain costs for Columbia-class sub program, says GAO
“The government could be responsible for hundreds of millions in additional construction costs for the lead submarine,” according to the Government Accountability Office.
“The government could be responsible for hundreds of millions in additional construction costs for the lead submarine,” according to the Government Accountability Office.
In total, the Navy has awarded BlueForge roughly $1.3 billion in work associated with boosting the submarine industrial base.
Three years after the fall of Kabul, the US Navy is helping to fund several training programs recruiting Afghan immigrants to work for the nation's ailing shipbuilding industry.
The Texas-based non-profit quickly made a name for itself by running ads for its BuildSubmarines.com website on major sports and entertainment events.
A Navy official recently said the service had spent at least $200 million on a partnership with a non-profit company to help cultivate the submarine industrial base.