(Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect a statement from a Navy spokesman.) The Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding division a $49.6 million contract to begin planning work associated with defueling the aircraft carrier George Washington, a move HII hopes is the first step toward an award of the full refueling contract. The service has released the balance of FY-14 funds appropriated for the advanced planning contract, and expects to executing the RCOH...
