Navy readiness: actions needed to address cost and schedule estimates for shipyard improvement : report to congressional committees / United States Government Accountability Office.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--Operational readiness.

United States.

United States. Navy--Planning.

United States. Navy--Operational readiness--Planning.

United States. Navy.

Ships--United States--Maintenance and repair--Planning.

Ships.

Shipyards--United States--Management.

Shipyards.

Aircraft carriers--United States--Maintenance and repair.

Aircraft carriers.

Submarines (Ships)--United States--Maintenance and repair.

Submarines (Ships).

Shipyards--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 49 pages) : color illustrations, color map, color photographs

Other Title:

Actions needed to address cost and schedule estimates for shipyard improvement

GAO-23-106067 Navy readiness

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2023.

Summary:

The Navy's four public shipyards are critical to maintaining the readiness of its fleet of aircraft carriers and submarines. However, the condition of their dry docks and facilities is poor, and their equipment is generally past its useful life. Further, the Navy reports that without improvements to shipyard infrastructure, it will be unable to support almost a third of the planned maintenance periods for aircraft carriers and submarines through 2040, hindering fleet readiness. In 2018, the Navy estimated it would require $21 billion and 20 years to implement the SIOP; however, the projected costs and scope of the effort have grown. This report evaluates the extent to which the Navy (1) has developed a full cost and schedule estimate for the SIOP, (2) used cost and schedule estimating best practices for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard dry dock project, and (3) planned funding for the Portsmouth and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyards dry dock projects that align with cost estimates. GAO is making three recommendations, including that for all key SIOP projects, the Navy update its risk analyses associated with its cost estimates throughout the design process and improve its use of best practices for schedule estimates.

Contents:

Background.

Navy has not updated its cost and schedule estimate for 20-year SIOP effort, but has estimates for the next 5 years.

Navy did not fully follow cost and schedule estimating best practices for Portsmouth dry dock project.

Navy's funding plans for two key SIOP projects align with cost estimates.

Conclusions.

Recommendation for executive action.

Agency comments.

Appendices.

Notes:

"June 2023."

"GAO-23-106067."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (GAO, viewed June 29, 2023).

OCLC:

1388227037