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Congress wants a close eye on Navy progress

Federal Times: The head of the House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on seapower and projection forces said last week that he wants Navy leadership to report to lawmakers every 90 days on the progress they are making in implementing reforms recommended in two reviews undertaken after warship collisions last summer killed 17 sailors.

Virginia Rep. Rob Wittman said areas where he wants regular updates include those dealing with getting forward-deployed ships back stateside every seven to 10 years for deep maintenance, as well as command changes that would put U.S. Fleet Forces command as the overall head of the man, train and equip authority for the surface fleet.

Wittman, a Republican, also called for requiring surface warfare officers to specialize and move away from being generalists when it comes to deck and engineering jobs.

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