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Navy shipbuilding: increasing supervisors of shipbuilding responsibility could help improve program outcomes : report to congressional committees / United States Government Accountability Office.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Author/Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States. Naval Sea Systems Command. Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair--Management.
United States.
United States. Navy--Procurement--Management.
United States. Naval Sea Systems Command. Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair.
Shipbuilding--United States--Quality control.
Shipbuilding.
Warships--United States--Quality control.
Warships.
Defense contracts--United States--Management.
Defense contracts.
Public contracts--United States--Management.
Public contracts.
Defense contracts--Management--Evaluation.
Public contracts--Management--Evaluation.
Shipbuilding--Quality control.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (iii, 60 pages) : color illustrations, map
Other Title:
GAO-22-104655 Supervisors of shipbuilding
Place of Publication:
Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2022.
Summary:
Despite the efforts of the SUPSHIPs and others to assure construction quality and contract execution, Navy shipbuilding results have regularly fallen short of program expectations. These results have raised questions about the Navy's ability to effectively oversee shipbuilder performance throughout the construction of new ships. GAO examined, among other objectives, the SUPSHIPs' role in assuring shipbuilding quality and any challenges that limit their ability to help improve shipbuilding program results. GAO is making five recommendations to the Navy, including that it take steps to ensure regular use of its quality program standard in shipbuilding contracts; provide the SUPSHIPs with direct representation in evaluation and decision-making processes prior to contract awards; and require the SUPSHIPs to report on the quality and readiness of each ship prior to the Chief of Naval Operations' approval decisions for ship acceptance.
Contents:
Background
SUPSHIPs have improved their practices, but inconsistent contract requirements and supplier oversight limitations impede quality assurance efforts
SUPSHIPs expanded their surveillance of contractor business systems, but challenges remain
SUPSHIPs' ability to improve shipbuilding results is limited by their decision-making roles
Conclusions
Recommendations for executive action
Agency comments and our evaluation
Appendices.
Notes:
"April 2022."
"GAO-22-104655."
In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed April 13, 2022).
OCLC:
1310682336

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