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Attracting Quality Workforce Biggest Issue Facing Shipyards, Experts Tell Congress

9 February 2023

A worker in the shipyard’s foundry uses a torch to slice through scrap steel at Newport News Shipbuilding. HII Photo

The largest issue facing the nation’s private shipyards is the ability to attract and retain a quality workforce with a single government customer, the president of the Shipbuilders Council of America told the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday.

The federal government is making greater investments in education programs in the trades, which help yards attract a quality work...

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/08/attracting-quality-workforce-biggest-issue-facing-shipyard-experts-tell-congress

DDG(X) Destroyer Could Cost Up to $3.4B a Hull, SSN(X) Attack Boat Up to $7.2B, Says CBO Report

11 November 2022

Notional Navy DDG(X) hull design. PEO Ships Image

The Navy’s next-generation guided-missile destroyer could cost up to $3.4 billion a ship, while its next-generation SSN(X) attack boat could cost up to $7.2 billion – figures that are billions over the service’s own estimates, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s annual analysis of the Navy’s long-range shipbuilding plan.

The procurement of both SSN(X) and DDG(X) comes as the Navy faces several years of flat budgets heading into the into...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/10/ddgx-destroyer-could-cost-up-to-3-4b-a-hull-ssnx-attack-boat-up-to-7-2b-says-cbo-report

Pentagon Acquisition Chief Nominee Argues Navy Needs Larger, More Survivable Fleet

22 March 2022

USS Princeton (CG-59) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Halsey (DDG-97) and USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) steam in formation during a composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX) on May 12, 2020. US Navy Photo

The nominee for the Pentagon’s top acquisition post told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that the Navy needs a larger and more survivable fleet.
“We need more numbers” when it comes to Navy fleet size and “we want survivable; we want strike” for the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/22/pentagon-acquisition-chief-nominee-argues-navy-needs-larger-more-survivable-fleet

SASC Defense Bill Requires Navy to Present Fleet Plan Directly to Congress

23 September 2021

Guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG-67) conducts carrier strike group integrated operations USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) on June 10, 2021. US Navy Photo

The Senate Armed Services Committee has crafted legislation to give the Navy more ownership over its fleet architecture studies, according to the text of the annual defense policy bill released this week.

Language in the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act would require the chief of naval operations to present a force structure...

https://news.usni.org/2021/09/23/sasc-defense-bill-requires-navy-to-present-fleet-plan-directly-to-congress

Bipartisan Bill Calls for $25B in Infrastructure Funds for Shipyards

28 April 2021

Chief Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Paul Villanyi, right, from Spring Hill, Florida, directs Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 2nd Class Patrick Shores, from Chicago, during a monitored maintenance conducted on the AS/4293-A V/UHF Acquisition Antenna on the forward masthead light-pole aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) on April 8, 2021. US Navy Photo

A group of bipartisan lawmakers have drafted legislation aimed at recapitalizing America’s public and private...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/28/bipartisan-bill-calls-for-25b-in-infrastructure-funds-for-shipyards

McMaster: U.S. is ‘In Catch-Up Mode’ to China in Indo-Pacific

3 March 2021

Panel: Future Fleet Numbers Not As Important As Capabilities Like Sealift, Unmanned

1 March 2021

Terrance Wells, from San Diego, ties straps for a containment project on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Oct. 26, 2020. US Navy Photo

A panel of Navy experts is hopeful that discussions around the future naval fleet will focus on big-picture questions – how will the Navy and the nation pay for modernizing the sealift fleet, do unmanned craft count as ships, and how does the sea service balance the needs of small and large shipyards as it...

https://news.usni.org/2021/03/01/panel-future-fleet-numbers-not-as-important-as-capabilities-like-sealift-unmanned

Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks As Deputy Defense Secretary

9 February 2021

Deputy Secretary of Defense nominee Kathleen Hicks reacts to the start of her Senate confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C. Feb. 2, 2021. DoD Photo

The Senate on Monday voted to confirm Kathleen Hicks as the deputy defense secretary.

Hicks, who also worked in the Pentagon under the Obama administration, is the first woman confirmed to the Defense Department’s number-two position.

“Today, Dr. Hicks made history and I know she will get right to work in this critical role. She is a highly regarded...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/09/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary

Acting SECNAV: Navy Shipbuilding Faces Review from Incoming Biden Officials

2 February 2021

In this aerial photograph, the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) sits at Pier 3 at Newport News Shipbuilding division. The ship is approximately 76 percent complete and is progressing through final outfitting and testing. Huntington Ingalls Industries photo.

As the Biden administration continues filling key positions, its plans for the Navy should come into better focus, according to the service’s top civilian.

Speaking at the National Defense Industrial Association’s virtual...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/02/acting-secnav-navy-shipbuilding-faces-review-from-incoming-biden-officials

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