The Navy’s manning shortages are curbing the service’s ability to repair its ships while at sea, according to a watchdog report released Monday. Sixty-three percent of executive officers — a ship’s ...

The following is the Dec. 17, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Navy Ship Maintenance: Fire Prevention ...

Navy ships are getting fewer steaming hours because of growing maintenance delays and costs, a troubling trend that comes as at time when the U.S. is struggling to keep pace with China’s growing fleet ...

Staffing shortages and ineffective ways of ensuring contractors comply with safety standards threaten to derail fire ...

Just 36% of ship availabilities will finish on time this year despite a pair of initiatives meant to boost performance at shipyards. (Hendrick Dickson/U.S. Navy) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — More ship ...

WASHINGTON — Navy ships are getting fewer steaming hours because of growing maintenance delays and costs, a troubling trend that comes as at time when the U.S. is struggling to keep pace with China’s ...

FILE - In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, sailors aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Stout handle mooring lines during the ship's return to home port at Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, ...