A government watchdog says the organization responsible for surge sealift ships failed to accurately report readiness statistics and could have jeopardized combatant commanders' decisions as a result, adding to series of public criticisms detailing problems with the Pentagon's maritime logistics forces. "We determined that the [Military Sealift Command] inaccurately reported the readiness status of its surge sealift ships because the MSC relied on ship contractors to accurately report ship readiness," according to a Jan. 22 report by the Defense Department...
