The U.S. Navy’s ambitious modernization program for its Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers has largely failed to meet its objectives, resulting in billions in wasted taxpayer dollars, according to a new Government…
https://gcaptain.com/gao-report-reveals-massive-waste-in-navys-3-7b-cruiser-modernization-program/
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report that is sharply critical of a Navy cruiser modernization program that began when Congress rejected Navy proposals made in 2012 and 2013 to retire several of the ships and instead provided funding to modernize them.
In response, says GAO, the Navy planned to use a phased approach to modernization that would extend 11 cruisers’ service life by five years and upgrade the vessels’ combat capability. The Navy originally planned to...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/gao-report-slams-navy-cruiser-modernization-efforts/
A new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds that sixteen out of the 32 ships in the Navy’s amphibious warfare ship fleet are considered to be in “poor material condition” by the service’s own standards.
Amphibious warfare ships are critical for Marine Corps missions, but the Navy has struggled to ensure they are available for operations and training, says GAO. In some cases, ships in the amphibious fleet have not been available for years at a time. The Navy and Marine Corps...
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report has revealed readiness challenges plaguing the U.S. Navy’s amphibious warfare fleet, with half of the 32-vessel force reported to be in poor condition….
https://gcaptain.com/gao-sounds-alarm-on-navys-amphibious-fleet-readiness/
In a scathing report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Army’s watercraft fleet has been found to be in dire straits, with less than 40% of…
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) The US Army continues to ask for more money claiming its the lynchpin in a future Pacific War but this week the Government Accountability Office…
https://gcaptain.com/government-watchdog-blasts-us-army-for-watercraft-failures/
A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that actions are needed to optimize the “small but critical” fleet of U.S. Army watercraft.
The U.S. Army’s watercraft fleet is responsible for moving supplies, equipment, and personnel in deep ocean water, shallow coastal waters, inland waterways, and rivers. However, says GAO, the Army’s ability to meet its mission requirements with its fleet of 70 watercraft is limited.
Army policy establishes a fully mission capable goal of...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/gao-actions-needed-on-u-s-army-watercraft-fleet/
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report highlighting significant challenges faced by the U.S. Coast Guard in its Arctic operations. The report, mandated by the James…
https://gcaptain.com/gao-report-reveals-coast-guards-arctic-challenges-calls-for-improved-planning/
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report examining the potential impact of autonomous ships on the maritime environment and the efforts of the Coast Guard to…
https://gcaptain.com/gao-reports-on-the-future-of-autonomous-ships-and-regulatory-challenges/
In response to a provision in the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report entitled “Coast Guard: Autonomous Ships and Efforts to Regulate Them.”
GAO found that autonomous ships are developing in the U.S. and internationally and have the potential to transform the maritime environment.
The report, (which uses the term “ship” to include what most of us might think of just as “vessels”) notes that autonomous ships use...
https://www.marinelog.com/technology/gao-issues-new-report-on-autonomous-ships/