Category: GAO
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GAO: Navy still needs to do more on ship fire prevention
GAO: Navy still needs to do more on ship fire prevention Welding and other hot work involved in U.S. Navy ship maintenance means a significant risk of ship fires. The 2020 fire that gutted the Wasp-class amphibian USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), causing over $3 billion in damage, spurred Navy action to improve fire safety…
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GAO: Coast Guard should finish OPC designs before expanding construction
GAO: Coast Guard should finish OPC designs before expanding construction The U.S. Coast Guard should complete key design work before authorizing construction of additional Offshore Patrol Cutters, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released this week. The watchdog warned that the service risks further delays, rework and rising costs if it continues…
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GAO reports on issues plaguing USCG cutter fleet
GAO reports on issues plaguing USCG cutter fleet The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released a report on the actions it says that the U.S. Coast Guard needs to take to address the problems facing its aging fleet of 241 cutters, vessels 65 feet or greater in length with accommodations for crew to live…
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GAO: MARAD needs to take action on workforce problems
GAO: MARAD needs to take action on workforce problems While efforts to trim the federal workforce make the headlines, some agencies are plainly understaffed. A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that while the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has about 800 employees to carry out its many missions, it…
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GAO: USCG needs to up its MTS cybersecurity game
GAO: USCG needs to up its MTS cybersecurity game The more the maritime industry relies on digitalization and tech to increase its efficiency, the more it becomes vulnerable to cyber threats and a new report from the Government Accountability Office says that the cybersecurity risks facing thr U.S. Maritime Transportation System (MTS) are significant and…
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New GAO report highlights sorry condition of Navy amphibious warfare ships
New GAO report highlights sorry condition of Navy amphibious warfare ships 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…