Congress Is Funding a $200 Billion Navy Project Without the Full Scorecard
The estimated cost was at least $21 billion over 20 years. Eight years later, the Government Accountability Office says the project will surpass $200 billion and could take more than 50 additional years to finish. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Even the least expensive of the three completed shipyard cost analyses is staggering.
- ▪The estimated cost was at least $21 billion over 20 years.
- ▪Eight years later, the Government Accountability Office says the project will surpass $200 billion and could take more than 50 additional years to finish.
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Congress Is Funding a $200 Billion Navy Project Without the Full Scorecard David Manney Follow @DavidManne22612 September 26, 2026 7:50 PM Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-728x90_1"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-728x90_1"]]) }); Portsmouth Naval Shipyard via AP In 2018, the Navy presented a plan to rebuild and modernize its four public shipyards. The estimated cost was at least $21 billion over 20 years. Eight years later, the Government Accountability Office says the project will surpass $200 billion and could take more than 50 additional years to finish. Some work now stretches beyond 2080.
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