These tributing to delays and cost overruns in delays cost the Pentagon much money and negatively america’s shipbuilding industry, delaying the delivery of warships to the Pentagon. [...] These programs have low rates of recidivism and the employees hired through them are often some of the hardest-working and most loyal employees of the shipyard. [...] For example, Section 112 of the Clean Air Act requires that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “establish emission standards that require the maximum degree of reduction in emissions of hazardous air pollutants.” The EPA thus has broad latitude in determining what level of reduction is necessary and in revising previous emissions standards. [...] The inconsistency in demand from the Navy is largely to blame for the problems facing the ship- building industry. [...] Granting this blanket approval were they to build warships for the Pentagon in the United States could incentivize them to invest in the American shipbuilding industry and expand American shipbuilding capacity.
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Table of Contents
- Navys first -class ballistic missile submarine 1
- Following are the five main factors that are causing the delay in U.S. 2
- If in addition to technical schools high schools bring back technical 2
- The National Defense Authorization Act NDAA for FY 2024 included 3
- Sea Systems Command NAVSEA has led to a decrease in the Navys ability 3
- In order to foster a much-needed revitalization of U.S. Naval shipbuilding 4
- Congress should 4
- Authorize block buys of warships. 4
- The inconsistency in demand 4
- Loosen or eliminate environmental regulations at the EPA to reduce costs 4
- Relax ITAR restrictions with certain partners and allies. 4
- The U.S. should 4
- Move toward a system that treats a weapon such as a ship as a 4
- Congress should 5
- Direct a certain percentage of existing workforce training programs funded by the federal government for vocational training for critical defense tasks. 5
- The Department of Defense should 5
- Increase the number of qualified naval architects at NAVSEA 5
