Insights / Bulletins
This week’s Ship Repair Insights explores an important question facing the naval ship repair industry: What does NAVSEA consider innovation? Drawing on firsthand industry experience, this editorial examines why innovation should extend beyond new technologies to include practical process improvements,…
Navy Ship Repair Innovation: Beyond Technology – Improving Execution Navy ship repair innovation goes beyond advanced technology; it requires improving work execution, technical coordination, and maintenance planning. This November 2026 Ship Repair Insights edition explores seven practical ways to improve…
The U.S. Navy’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) structure aims to streamline naval acquisition, improve ship maintenance coordination, reduce delays, and enhance fleet readiness. For ship repair contractors, these changes present opportunities to strengthen lifecycle management, standardize equipment, improve maintenance efficiency,…
NAVSEA Standard Items FY-26 Change 1: Understanding the Deletion of Standard Item 009-090 The October 2026 edition of Ship Repair Insights explains the deletion of NAVSEA Standard Item 009-090, Technical Representative; Provide, from the FY-26 Change 1 release. Although this standard…
Navy Shipyard Modernization Office: Modernizing How Shipyard Work Gets Done The U.S. Navy has launched the Shipyard Modernization Office (SMO) to improve how maintenance and ship repair work is planned, supported, and performed across the Navy’s four public shipyards: Pearl…
Navy Shipyard Modernization Costs Now Projected to Exceed $200 Billion The U.S. Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) was launched in 2018 to modernize the nation’s four public naval shipyards: Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine,…
NAVSEA FY-26 Standard Item 009-090 Deleted: What Ship Repair Contractors Need to Know The Ship Repair and Alteration Committee (SSRAC) annually reviews and updates NAVSEA Standard Items, which establish uniform technical, quality, and administrative requirements for U.S. Navy ship repair…
NAVSEA Standard Items & Quality Management System 009-004 September 2026 Week 4 – Ship Repair Insights: NAVSEA Standard Items FY-26 CH-1 Minute to Pen It’s September 2026 Week 4 Ship Repair Insights newsletter covers NAVSEA Standard Items FY-26 Change 1 (CH-1) and Standard…
NAVSEA Standard Item 009-107 September 2026 Week 3 – NAVSEA Standard Item 009-107 Minute to Pen It’s September 2026 Week 3 Ship Repair Insights newsletter covers NAVSEA Standard Items FY-26 CH-1 and Standard Item 009-107, Piping System Cleanliness Restoration and Flushing (Non-Nuclear). NAVSEA…
NAVSEA Standard Item 009-007 September 2026 Week 2 – NAVSEA Standard Item 009-007 Minute to Pen It’s September 2026 Week 2 Ship Repair Insights newsletter covers NAVSEA Standard Items FY-26 CH-1 and NAVSEA Standard Item 009-007, Confined Space Entry and Certification; Accomplish. NAVSEA Standard Items…