Navy Secretary warns workers can make more at Amazon instead of building America’s warships: ‘It’s hard to get that person to want to do that job’

At least that’s the theory of U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan, who, during his confirmation hearing in February, said he was ...

Navy secretary says it's hard to get workers to want to build warships if they get paid what they might make at Buc-ee's or Amazon

Phelan said it's hard to entice workers for hard jobs like welding when the pay is comparable to a job at a Buc-ees truck ...
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Draft Continuing Resolution to Reopen the Government Includes $1B for Navy Shipbuilding

The continuing resolution slated to reopen the federal government after the longest shutdown in U.S. history includes more ...

Navy commissions the USS Pierre, last Independence-class littoral combat ship

The ship is the 19th and final Independence-class littoral combat ship, and the second to last of the troubled ships to enter ...
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General Dynamics unit wins $1.7B to build Navy vessels

General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded $1.7 billion from the U.S. Navy for the construction of T-AO 215 and T-AO 216 ...
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Eastern Shipbuilding Halts Work on Coast Guard Cutter Program, Cites Financial Strain and Program Conditions

Eastern Shipbuilding Group halted work on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter program, citing ...
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Pensacola seeks $86 million for major shipbuilding complex at city port

The City of Pensacola has applied for $86 million in Triumph Gulf Coast funding to help build a large shipbuilding complex at ...