Navy’s shipyard revamp could cost more than $200 billion: GAO
The Navy originally estimated that the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) would cost approximately $21 billion.
The Navy originally estimated that the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) would cost approximately $21 billion.
“From a maintenance standpoint, we're pushing hard for an additional public shipyard,” the OMB director said.
At the service’s four public shipyards that perform the majority of repair work on the submarine and carrier fleets, some 25 percent of workers are not clocking in for their regular shifts.