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Better Navy Management of Shipbuilding Contracts Could Save Millions of Dollars

PSAD-80-18 Published: Jan 10, 1980. Publicly Released: Jan 10, 1980.
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The problem of cost and schedule overruns in Navy ship construction due to changes in the shipbuilding program has persisted for 75 years. GAO reviewed changes made to three major shipbuilding programs to evaluate the Navy's effectiveness in managing changes.

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National Defense
Contract costsCost overrunsDefense procurementFixed price contractsMilitary vesselsShipbuilding industryMilitary forcesShipbuildingOperational requirementsContract terms