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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Navy suspends command's ship-repair oversight - (HUGE news!)

http://hamptonroads.com.nyud.net/2011/04/navy-suspends-commands-shiprepair-oversight-0

"The Navy has suspended the oversight authority of the local command responsible for supervising ship repairs done by private contractors.
The command, called Norfolk Ship Support Activity, has headquarters at Norfolk Naval Station. Staffed by both sailors and civilians, it oversees all maintenance work done by private companies on Navy surface ships in the mid-Atlantic region.
By suspending the command's oversight authority - formally known as its "technical warrant" - the Navy essentially is saying it no longer trusts Norfolk Ship Support Activity to make sure work by contractors is being done properly."

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