NEWPORT NEWS, VA -- The Navy intends to award a contract to a private shipyard this fall for the overhaul of the attack submarine Boise (SSN-764) because of a backlog at the public shipyards. Matt Needy, vice president for the Virginia-class program and fleet services for Newport News Shipbuilding, told Inside the Navy here Aug. 22, the company anticipates the service will award a contract in September. The Navy issued a solicitation for the engineering overhaul in March. Naval Sea...
