Navy Shipbuilding: Recent Shipyard Mergers-Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

In April 2001, General Dynamics (GD) and Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) announced anagreement under which GD would purchase NNS. The following month, Northrop Grumman(NOC) announced an unsolicited counteroffer to purchase NNS. The Department of Justice (DoJ)and the Department of Defense (DoD) reviewed the two merger proposals and in October 2001announced that they would oppose the GD merger proposal on the grounds that it wouldeliminate competition in nuclear submarines and harm competition for emerging technologies forboth nuclear submarines and surface ships. DoJ and DoD did not oppose the NOC mergerproposal, and in November 2001, NOC assumed control of NNS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 2002
Accession Number
AD1171849

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Attack Submarines
  • Boats
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Ships
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Personnel Management
  • Seawolf Class
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Virginia Class

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security