] The Navy's current plan is to purchase one submarine per
] year through 2006, then two per year after that. EB and
] Newport News (Va.) Shipbuilding each produce half of each
] submarine, and then alternate the final assembly. Some
] top defense officials, including Navy acquisition chief
] John Young, have said the Pentagon might have to look at
] restoring competition to submarine contracts, or giving
] all the submarine work to one yard, to bring down the
] cost.

That's not good. Labor is cheaper at NNS.

Navy Watches Cost Hikes In Sub Program