Navy Sued Over Submarine Contract: The Newport...

Navy Sued Over Submarine Contract: The Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. filed a lawsuit challenging its loss of a Seawolf submarine contract to a Connecticut shipbuilder. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Va., seeks to set aside the Navy’s $1.8-billion award to General Dynamics Corp.’s Electric Boat division. “We believe that the Navy’s action is not in accordance with the terms of the original solicitation nor the congressional mandate and is a direct result of improper interference in the procurement process by the office of the secretary of defense,” said a statement from the company’s president, Edward J. Campbell. A Navy spokeswoman declined comment.