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- 1GAO says Navy public shipyards need decades more to fix▼The Navy’s public shipyards will take more decades to repair, GAO says
A Government Accountability Office report finds the Navy's four public shipyards will require several more decades to be fully repaired and modernized. The yards, which maintain the nuclear fleet, suffer from aging infrastructure, outdated equipment and delayed capital investment, extending maintenance times for attack submarines and carriers and reducing ships available for deployment.
- 2Waterloo residents fear regression without human rights director▼Waterloo residents afraid of city will go backward without a human rights director
Residents of Waterloo, Iowa are voicing concern that the city will move backward on civil rights if it does not fill the position of human rights director. Locals argue the role is essential for enforcing anti-discrimination protections and keeping city government accountable on equity issues, and they are urging officials to preserve the office rather than let it lapse.