Navy to cut more than 3,000 shipyard workers

By SEAN REILLY   |   Comments

The Navy will cut more than 3,000 employees – almost 10 percent – from its shipyard workforce through a civilian hiring freeze and by laying off temporary workers, Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, said in a Thursday memo. (Thomas Brown / Staff)

The Navy will cut more than 3,000 employees — almost 10 percent — from its shipyard workforce through a civilian hiring freeze and by laying off temporary workers, Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, said in a Thursday memo.

In the face of a potentially stiff funding shortfall this year, the Navy also plans to cancel all aircraft depot maintenance from April through September, halt the bulk of surface ship upkeep at private shipyards, and reduce spending on information technology support, conferences and travel, Greenert told flag officers and top executives in the memo. Also on the chopping block: repair and modernization of most piers, runways, buildings and other facilities through the end of fiscal 2013 in September.

The Navy’s four active shipyards are in Virginia, Hawaii, Maine and Washington state. Continue reading “Navy to cut more than 3,000 shipyard workers”