The differences in cost estimates between the Navy and government analysts for a new multimission auxiliary vessel were caused by excessive requirements, according to a Navy officer overseeing the ship's development. "I think we had requirements in there that were probably a little bit above what we really needed," said Rear Adm. William Galinis, program executive officer for ships, of the Navy's Common Hull Auxiliary Multimission Platform. The admiral's remarks today were in response to a question about how the...
