Bobby is committed to increasing ship maintenance availabilities here in Hampton Roads to make sure that our public and private shipyards have predictable and steady work.
Increase ship maintenance availabilities in Hampton Roads to provide predictable and steady work for public and private shipyards.
Occurrences
Evidence
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A PIA is a scheduled period for an aircraft carrier to undergo extensive maintenance, repairs and modernization. The project team mustered more than 4,000 people daily and executed more than 25,000 resource days of new work, with the shipyard stating that its early delivery was the second consecutive early finish of an aircraft carrier availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
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Norfolk Naval Shipyard successfully undocked USS John Warner in March 2026, meeting a major milestone in the Virginia-class submarine's Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA).
Assessments
The evidence shows major shipyard maintenance availabilities at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in 2026, which is consistent with ongoing work in Hampton Roads, but it does not establish that Bobby Scott increased availabilities through a policy action or that the broader promise of predictable, steady work for public and private shipyards was achieved. The record supports activity, not confirmed fulfillment or clear candidate credit.
The evidence shows major ship maintenance availabilities occurring at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Hampton Roads in 2026, including carrier and submarine work. However, it does not establish that availabilities increased, became more predictable, or provided steadier work as a policy outcome attributable to Bobby Scott. It also does not show a specific legislative or executive action by Scott that materially advanced the promised increase. Routine or individual maintenance milestones are insufficient to confirm fulfillment of the broader campaign promise.