Navy official: SAWS proposal not dead, cites complications

By Abby Shepherd / September 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The Navy's proposal to free up additional funding to boost shipyard wages is not quite dead, an official told reporters Thursday, despite debate earlier this year between lawmakers and the White House Office of Management and Budget over implementing the funding mechanism. “I don't think that's dead,” a Navy official said Thursday, referencing the Shipbuilder Accountability and Workforce Support proposal. “I think it's complicated, as you have no doubt heard. I'm not saying it's over, touchdown, not at all. There’s...

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