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FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2019 file photo, the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG-82) moors at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London, Conn. The Navy is proposing construction cutbacks and accelerated ship retirements that would delay, or sink, the Navy’s goal of a larger fleet — and potentially hurt shipyards, according to an initial proposal. The proposal would shrink the size of the fleet from today’s level of 293 ships to 287 ships, a far cry from the official goal of 355 ships established in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP, File)

Navy’s data-driven approach to sustainment finds huge room for improvement in ship maintenance

There are a lot of reasons behind maintenance delays in the Navy’s shipyards. But one, only recently uncovered, is that most of the supplies artisans need…

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A new challenge to automate one of the most tedious jobs in government

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Navy making headway on longstanding maintenance backlog

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NAVSEA shifting modernization focus from technology to mission outcomes

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Fast-track hiring authorities taking hold in DoD’s maintenance depots

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Navy creating new senior civilian position to manage long-term sustainment

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Coast Guard gets new icebreaker, still needs more to compete in Arctic

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Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) Energetics Manufacturing Department's Chemical Engineer Amy Luebbering demonstrates the five-gallon Resonant Acoustic Mixer (RAM-5) to Technical Director Ashley Johnson during the RAM-5 facility's ribbon cutting ceremony, Apr. 30.

Navy building the future of energetics in Indian Head

Navy’s own ‘red wheelbarrow glazed with rain’

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Navy can’t build fast enough to reach 355 in time. So how will it get there?

Navy, Air Force want Congress to abolish 180-day waiting period to hire military retirees

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Amid funding challenges, 2017 marks year of change for Defense

Defense saw a slew of changes in 2017 aimed to increase competitiveness, inspire growth and address shortfalls in funding and healthcare realms.

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Sarkis Tatigian, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Associate Director for Department of the Navy Office of Small Business Programs, celebrates 75 years of federal service on Sept. 26, 2017 at the Washington Navy Yard. During Tatigian’s tenure, the Navy has awarded more than an estimated $100 billion to small businesses from fiscal years 1951-2017, based on inflation and wartime efforts. (U.S. Navy Photo by Juan P. Liriano/Released)

DoD’s longest-serving employee marks 75 years in government

Sarkis Tatigian, 94, just marked his 75th anniversary as a Navy employee, but says he has no immediate plans to retire.

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Investigation: Navy shipyard wasted $21 million building off-the-books police force

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An investigation by Naval Sea Systems Command found employees at the nation’s largest Navy shipyard spent 12 years amassing weapons, vehicles and boats, building what amounted to an unauthorized police force.