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Shipyard security wasted $21M on gear, vehicles

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (AP) ― U.S. Navy investigators say security personnel at a public shipyard in Virginia created an unauthorized police force that wasted up to $21 million on equipment, manpower

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Aging Navy shipyards costing billions

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (AP) ― The watchdog agency for Congress says the Navy’s aging public shipyards are failing to fully meet the military’s needs. The Virginian-Pilot reported that a Government Accountability

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Nation’s largest military shipbuilder plans to hire 3,000

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia (AP) ― The nation’s largest military shipbuilder announced plans to hire 3,000 workers in Virginia this year. Huntington Ingalls Industries said the planned hire includes 250 engineers