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Navy Frigate: Unstable Design Has Stalled Construction and Compromised Delivery Schedules

GAO-24-106546
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2 Open Recommendations
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should ensure that the detail design for any given grand module of lead and follow-on frigates be completed prior to beginning construction of that grand module, consistent with leading ship design practices. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should ensure that the restructured functional design review practices and metrics established under recommendation 1 be used to assess whether the functional design is complete prior to beginning construction of the second frigate (FFG 63). (Recommendation 2)
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Navy Frigate: Unstable Design Has Stalled Construction and Compromised Delivery Schedules

GAO-24-106546
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3 Open Recommendations
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should ensure that the frigate program's functional design review practices and metrics be restructured to measure progress that reflects the quality rather than the quantity of design deliverables received from the shipbuilder. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy, as part of the planned revision of the frigate Test and Evaluation Master Plan, should ensure that the plan incorporates additional land-based testing activities for the propulsion system and machinery centralized control system and schedules those activities on a timeline that realistically accounts for anticipated lead ship delivery delays. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy, prior to acquiring an 11th frigate, should ensure that the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition review the frigate program's acquisition strategy to identify opportunities to incorporate leading practices for product development and update that strategy, as appropriate. (Recommendation 5)
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Military Justice: Increased Oversight, Data Collection, and Analysis Could Aid Assessment of Racial Disparities

GAO-24-106386
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should develop and implement a process to centrally collect and maintain accessible data—including race and ethnicity data—on administrative sanctions, all investigations including commander-directed investigations, appeals, and service members selected to serve on court-martial panels to facilitate centralized visibility over, and, as necessary, the assessment and reporting of these data. (Recommendation 2)
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Military Child Care: Services Should Assess Their Employee Retention Efforts

GAO-24-106524
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should direct the Commandant of the Marine Corps to conduct a needs assessment of its child care workforce to inform future workforce planning. (Recommendation 3)
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Military Child Care: Services Should Assess Their Employee Retention Efforts

GAO-24-106524
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3 Open Recommendations
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should direct the Commandant of the Marine Corps to develop and implement a Marine Corps Child and Youth Program strategic workforce plan to document its human capital goals and strategies. This plan should include strategies and activities to address staffing needs as well as elements to ensure the Marine Corps is able to monitor and evaluate progress toward its goals. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should ensure that the Navy improves upon its strategic workforce planning efforts by developing metrics to track the effectiveness of its child care program retention initiatives. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy should direct the Commandant of the Marine Corps to develop metrics to track the effectiveness of its child care program retention initiatives. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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