The Navy will soon begin biennial assessments of a new contracting strategy for ship maintenance in order to ensure the service is capturing lessons learned and making progress under the new model. In response to the Government Accountability Office's November report, " Navy Ship Maintenance: Action Needed to Maximize New Contracting Strategy's Potential Benefits ," the Defense Department said the Navy will submit biennial reports starting in December 2017 on the new strategy, called "Multiple Award Contract, Multi Order" (MAC-MO)...