GAO: Navy must revise cost estimates, determine true impact of industrial base funding for Columbia class

By Abby Shepherd / October 1, 2024 at 9:47 AM
The Navy needs to revise cost estimates for its Columbia-class submarine construction and develop a consistent method of identifying whether supplier development funding (SDF) is helping the program correct its schedule, the Government Accountability Office reported Monday . The Navy concurred with five GAO recommendations on the nearly $130 billion program, which is currently expected to deliver its lead submarine 12 to 16 months after the originally planned date , according to the Navy’s most recent shipbuilding review. The program...

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