The Navy’s shipbuilding capabilities are slowly sinking

The Navy’s shipbuilding capabilities are slowly sinking

The Navy has invested billions in its shipbuilding industrial base. But the results haven’t come in. Ships take too long to build. And often too long to repair. According to the latest look-see by the Government Accountability Office, Navy officials can’t say for certain how well their investments are paying off. Shelby Oakley, the GAO’s director for contracting and national security acquisition, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to give t…