Attack Sub Boise Overhaul At Risk Under One-Year Continuing Resolution
The long-awaited overhaul of the idle attack submarine USS Boise (SSN-764) is in jeopardy if Congress does not pass a…
Navy to Award Long-Delayed Overhaul Contract for USS Boise in 2024
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy will issue an award to overhaul an attack submarine that has sat idle for years…
White House ‘Confident’ In AUKUS Plan for Australian Nuclear-powered Submarine Fleet
The White House’s senior coordinator for the Indo-Pacific is “confident” that Australia, the United Kingdom and United States can meet…
Guertin Appears Before Senate Committee Seeking Assistant Navy Secretary Job
This story has been updated to clarify that USS Boise (SSN-764) is waiting to begin its engineering overhaul. Cutting the…
NAVSEA Says Attack Sub Repairs Much Improved as USS Boise Enters Yard Following 4-Year Wait
After years of struggling to conduct attack submarine maintenance – with the four public naval shipyards prioritizing SSN work last,…
NAVSEA Harnessing Big Data to Dig Out of Ship Maintenance Backlog
The following post has been updated to correct the name of a submarine referred to in the story. On Friday,…
Lawmakers Push for More Sub Repairs at Private Yards, Ahead of Navy Releasing Maintenance Strategies
As the Navy grapples with current backlogs of work at public maintenance yards and finalizes its longer-term plans for fleet…
GAO: Navy Surface, Sub Repair Backlog Grew in 2018; 3 Attack Boats Now Not Certified to Dive
CAPITOL HILL – Maintenance backlogs continue to plague the Navy’s surface ship and attack submarine readiness, with the service losing…
GAO: Navy Lost 1,891 Days of Attack Sub Operations Waiting for Repairs; Spent $1.5 Billion Supporting Idle Crews
Delays in maintenance have resulted in at least 1,891 lost operational days for the U.S. attack submarine fleet and cost…
GAO Report on U.S. Attack Submarine Maintenance Backlog
The following is the Nov. 19, 2018 Government Accountability Office report, Navy Readiness: Actions Needed to Address Costly Maintenance Delays…