GAO’s Open Recommendations to the Pentagon
The following is an August list of the Government Accountability Office’s open priority recommendations to the Pentagon.…
GAO: Marines Need More Training; Clearer SOPs, Oversight Needed to Stem Fatal Vehicle Mishaps
Fatal, serious accidents involving tactical vehicles could be prevented if the Marine Corps implements stricter oversight, enforces standards and ensures…
Lawmakers Survey: 94% of Sailors Say ‘Damaging Operational Failures’ Related to Navy Culture, Leadership Problems
The Navy’s surface warfare community is weighed with a culture that values administrative chores over training to fight, ship commanders…
GAO: Navy Struggling to Retain Surface Warfare Officers; SWOs Want More Training, Specialization
Surface warfare officers are leaving the Navy at a higher rate than other unrestricted line officers despite reforms in training…
GAO’s 2021 Weapon Systems Annual Assessment
The following is the June 8, 2021, Government Accountability Office 2021 report, Weapon Systems Annual Assessment: Updated Program Oversight Approach…
Cost Estimates for Lead Boat in Columbia-class Program Grow by $637M
This story has been updated to include a statement from the Navy. The Navy’s cost estimate for the lead ship…
GAO: Navy Not Ready to Repair Battle Damaged Ships
The Navy is poorly positioned to fully repair its fighting fleet of warships damaged in future high-end battles, the Government Accountability…
GAO Report on Sailor Fatigue, Crewing Shortfalls
The following is the May 27, 2021, Government Accountability office report, Navy Readiness: Additional Efforts Are Needed to Manage Fatigue,…
Pandemic Forcing Pentagon to Learn Tough Cybersecurity Lessons
The Navy took some risk in permitting hundreds of thousands of service members and civilian employees to use personal laptops…
Navy Receives No Protests Over FFG(X) Frigate Award to Fincantieri; Detail Design Process Begins
This post has been updated to include comments from industry. No protests have been filed over the Navy’s decision to…