The Navy's mismanagement of an effort to modernize seven Ticonderoga-class cruisers has "wasted" nearly $2 billion and failed to deliver the intended service life extensions for most of the ships, according to a new report from government auditors that provides six recommendations to avoid similar pitfalls in future surface ship modernization plans. Cruiser modernization has been plagued by delays, wasted costs, and poor-quality work, the Government Accountability Office report found, pointing to “weak oversight” from Navy leaders who discouraged the...